Time lost is actually time stolen

He was barely an adult when he was entered into the system He was an educated law abiding citizen But due to the fact he was black It was sympathy they lacked He faxed a lifetime of imprisonment And an impending death penalty All because he was at the wrong place at the wrong time His only crime Was being a black guy The system had hardened an innocent black boy Stewing in an injustice He suffered Because of his skin colour He remembered the jury's eyes They didn't need to hear his side When he walked in they already had made up their mind They saw him as the 'perfect' suspect Not caring that he was the real victim So he wasn't surprised when he heard the verdict The jury spat 'he is guilty' He had dreams And just like that they were dead Just like he wanted to be instead Now he resides in solitary confinement Where he was surrounded by all the ghosts Future lives Killed by racist white guys This is where his story ends A black man forever trapped in the system They made his voice irrelevant Now he roams through the prison walls Hoping someone hears his calls He had no family, no legacy He never got to have children This is a thought that would forever haunt him Trapped in the same cycle for all eternity