Dream Prison Poems
These Dream Prison poems are examples of Prison poems about Dream. These are the best examples of Prison Dream poems written by international poets.
Paradox of FreedomBound by walls, we dream of flight,
But freedom lies within, alight....
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freedom, passion, prison,
The Legend of Johnny CashI dreamed of Johnny Cash last night,
his music spoke to me,
I said I thought that you were dead,
but music lives said he,
but music lives said...
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prison, death, dream, music, native
Gingham Prison: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road
(Lights dim, a single spotlight illuminates Judy Garland, center stage. She wears a faded housecoat, her eyes holding a lifetime of stories. She speaks directly...
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prison, addiction, anxiety, depression, loneliness,
Recollections of a condemned man
178 months, 129940 hours,
now only 10 minutes remain.
Sitting in cold eerie darkness,
he observes the rhythm of water drops,
slowly wipes away streams of sweat
with his...
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prison,
Gulagthe ghost mind is a curious space
a gulag held in wire
haunted huntress, somber sky
coldest winter sun defy
Cossack, Hessian shadow churn
maze...
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memory, prison,
Accepting My PlaceIn my place nobody longs to die
but they don’t care to live their “like this”
In my place there’s echoes of silent outcry
enduring deaths slow burning...
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prison, anxiety, conflict, death, discrimination,
The Prison LightsThe prison light are
never turned off.
The darkness would
give the
prisoners' imagination to
run and dance in the
fields full of flowers;
to joyfully stroll in the
streets of their
distant...
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prison, depression, destiny, dream, emotions,
JailI used to enjoy the sunshine, lazy days by the sea
Now the sunshine is a prisoner too, in here with me.
Freedom was just a word,...
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prison,
Rock of Damnationfrom his rock he sends out a deadly summons
that calls
...
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dark, prison,
PegDREAM BIG, NEXT TIME, DREAM BIGGER.
CAPITAL BITTER HILL GURU BEAST.
CAMILLE IS NOW A STATE OF MIND.
MEG, PEG, SLAY IT'S A DIFFERENCE.
DON'T PUNISH THE PRISIONERS, AND
OUR...
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art, discrimination, prison, rap,
Escape From PrisonPrisoner mortally confined,
plotting your escape like Papillon,
conceiving freedom like a zoo animal.
Then dreaming on,
you meet a flying child in all your mirrors.
Nearly weightless, pulled...
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prison, death, dream, memory, myth,
In Dublin Gaol‘Tis lucky me father lies in the grave,
Than t’see the havoc I have wreaked
In the name of actin’ bold and brave,
My misadventures dastardly peaked.
In this...
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character, places, prison,
From My Prison CellAnother moment goes by, another monumental stride
day by day, year by year wind-borne dreams
cascade amongst perpetual memories, gifts of light
that penetrates through the windows of...
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prison, fate, hope,
Prisoner of PassionPrisoner of Passion.
Take my bread and take my home,
Shred my flesh from every bone,
None could kill or crush with stone,
This pounding heart that loves thee.
Brand...
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feelings, love, passion, prison,
This Palace Is a PrisonThis whole place is a palace.
A palace for criminals like me.
The straps were undone.
And so was some dream that made me embarrassed....
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prison, angst, mental illness,