Short Jail Poems

Short Jail Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Jail by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Jail by length and keyword.


Premium Member Away From Jail

168
So now I go
And walk on
Away from
This jail and
A place called
Framingham
But here I 
Find myself
Here again
© Cs Parker  Create an image from this poem.


No Jail

A fox slips easily through the bars of a garden gate. Dog barking, chained to an imaginary kennel.

Premium Member Sorrows of Slummin'

While I was out’a slummin’
I heard the sirens hummin’
	hands restrained behind
	now in jail I find
I shoulda seen it comin’
Form: Limerick

Jail

its not a tail
rain or hail
you can go
so before think slow
and fast about his task
you will need bail
if you go to
JAIL

From a Birmingham Jail

In Birmingham Jail
Dr. King Ponders and writes
Nine thousand word letter.


*Written for Abe Lopez's contest "From a Birmingham Jail"
Form: Senryu


Jail

this is no tale
i've been like a wale
that where i get my mail
it never fail
rain know or hail
i get it its fixs in a pail
AM IN JAIL

Shelter and Jail

no home feel alone
lost it all
so you fall
seek help
put this under your belt
 wrong house somtime fails 
can be you see
SHELTER AND  JAIL

Freedom Jail Sell

we got locked up
stuff  and cuess
it was by sungun
who try tomake us run
yes we ring the bell
cause it was hell
sitting
in a 
FREEDOM JAIL SELL

Premium Member Jail House Blues

In jail

    No bail

Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired
(c) 6 July 2015 All Rights Reserved

Tied for No. 3 in Judy Konos' "One Footle" Contest
Form: Footle

Premium Member Throw Me In Jail

Throw me in jail
I will sing your praises
Start a riot
Burn my bed and my bra
Cause a ruckus
Enjoy making new friends
Just don’t put me in there alone

Premium Member No judge No jury

He boldly admits it publicly.
Wry humour is his weapon of choice.
Comedian ushered directly to jail.


Wordku: 5-7-5 words

AP: Honorable Mention 2026
Form: Other

Jail

you committe acrime
you do the time
read the sign
no matter how you feel
don't steal
no matter what the deal
if this lesson you fail
you might go to
JAIL
Form:

Owed To a Night In Jail

I spend all night in the county jail, 
because I drove too fast drinking ale.  
My, how did my cell mate 
learn to articulate? 
Come early next morning I post bail.
© John Smith  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member The Man Who Went To Jail

He always did the things he liked to do
Ignored by mom and dad, who'd not say boo
Yes, he became the man who went to jail
His view of right and wrong long gone askew
Form: Rubai

Time-Jail

Do you still prefer
The memory
Of the things you were,
Nevermore to be?

Are you really safe
Inside the chain?
Don’t the shackles chafe
When you twist and strain?
© Steve Eng  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Verse

Cook County Jail

I’m in Cook County Jail and don’t know why
All because of a devious lie
When I bend for the soap
It’s the only one not on a rope
The one eyed pirate gets a poke in the eye
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Belle of the Cell

There once was a brash barmaid named Belle
Her virtue she would selflessly sell
	she was nicked by the cops
	for illegal house stops
She now spends her spare time in a cell
Form: Limerick

Jail Bate

it was  day i'll sayit 
it caugh my eye
as it pass by
look like my age
so i didn't turn the page
i found out  to late
it was a mistake
it wasn't fake
but it was
JAIL BATE

Premium Member A Priest Went To Jail

There once was a priest who went to jail
He needed more money to make bail
   He listened to confessions
   To all kinds of transgressions
~ Did it all through pay-pal and email
Form: Narrative

Premium Member Jail Bird

You spend all the day sneaking about
but you'll pay for each rule you now flout

You can bet that sweet tail,
you're the next cat to jail

and you'll sing like a bird to get out!
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Good to Be Back in Jail Again

  
       It’s so good to be back in jail again
          Do’in time with all of my friends

       Figurin’ out ways we can escape
          And while we’re out, committing rape
Form: Couplet

Premium Member Bad Thief

First day
No way

Lost book
He took

No good
A hood

Bad thief
My beef

Loud shout
Found out

Poor schnook
A crook

In court
Have tort

No bail
In jail

Too bad
Not sad
Form: Footle

Aunt In Jail

My drunken old aunty’s in jail,
She murdered a man for his ale,
And although she is bad,
I suppose she is mad
She isn’t allowed out on bail.

For Judy’s Relatives contest
(Purely fictional)
© Jack Horne  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Get Out of Jail Free Card

blank stares
       indifferent shrugs
     cruel features
       hostile mugs
 
     mumbled answers
       to detective's probes
     Soros funds their side
       no use booking these thugs
Form: Rhyme

Jail Pains

I wake up in pain
my wrists have shiny handcuffs 
I am in jail  

My heart feels ice-cold
It will not stop its beating 
I wish it would stop

My cell mate is gone
I am feeling so alone
I just want to die
Form: Haiku

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