Life Prison Poems
These Life Prison poems are examples of Prison poems about Life. These are the best examples of Prison Life poems written by international poets.
That Was Then - This Is Now“Freedom is just another word for nothin left to lose.
Feeling good was easy Lord, when he sang the blues” ~ Janis Joplin ~
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freedom, prison,
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,
A Political Prisoner's VictoryCaptured,
Tortured,
Endlessly,
Mercilessly,
24/7 Continuously.
What did I do that was so terribly wrong?
I was born in an era, where the powers that be felt, I did not belong.
As...
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political, prison,
Illusionary ArtMy perception of the world is illusory art
The darkness is absolute
Women suffering violent abuse
From the one who said, “I do.”
Men and women pushing dope
To...
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prison, 12th grade, allusion, betrayal,
Black and WhiteIn the visiting room evening's ebony is shellacking everything.
He sits across from me at the sable-shaded table, in shades,
pours black coffee pungent as the Gauloises...
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life, murder, prison,
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,
THE VENOMSitting in a void
Staring at vacant walls,
Imagining its myriad colors,
Reminiscing about the binding brilliance in life
Ah, the heart!
Such...
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prison, angst, irony, journey, life,
And To Thee An Hourglasssuddenly in a gap between talking, he was taken over
by a new page, turned mid flow, as he clutched his chest,
creases betraying a defeated...
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prison, death, health, heart, judgement,
I See You - Part 2Dear Single Mother, - Part 2
Young man or woman who is, black, white, or any color under the sun, & you identify as Blue, Pink...
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prison, black african american, courage,
Cell Prison: a Parasite of LifeMy pixel prison, / parasite of my mind, / tyrant of my time.
Once upon a time- a letter or a call sufficed.
Now, years vanish...
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prison, addiction, anxiety, computer, conflict,
KinghMy cousin started molesting me at the age of 9. He said, “Don’t worry you’ll be just fine”.
You told me I was special, said...
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prison, drug, goodbye, hate, life,
It Never RainsIt never rains
But it pours,
Is an old proverb
That still endures.
For:
When you’ve a leak in your roof
And your buckets for drips...
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prison, irony, life, poetry, poets,
And Murdered in Her Bed(Oscar Wilde wrote that long poem "The Ballad of Reading Gaol" in 1897, quoted here. In it, a man met his death; for some decades...
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prison, anxiety, death, emotions, fate,
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,
Infernal Prison
We dance beneath a carousel of blood
Tears flowing from the eyes causing a flood
We're just damned by our own intentions
Brewed by our interpersonal tensions
Lightning lances...
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Categories:
prison, corruption, dark, death, evil,