Doin' Time

We never exchange more than three words with a Friend in our lives on that level to which our thoughts and feelings almost habitually rise. - Thoreau

shackled

cuffed

rebuffed

thrown up against a wall and roughed

hands behind back

legs spread 

paddy wagon keeps on rollin'

a life sentence

no defense

throwin' myself on the mercy of the court

hopin' the time is short

hated

fated

incarcerated

case ineloquently stated

striped suit never gets old

cell always looks dark and cold

guilty as charged

they cut off all of my hair

prayin' i don't get the chair

or a lethal injection

lots of time for deep reflection

i want to confess

but my moods are a mess

feelings constantly in motion

i'm just a

prisoner of emotion

Author's Note

"Why the jailer does not leave open his prison doors, - why the judge does not dismiss his case, - why the preacher does not dismiss his congregation! It is because they do not obey the hint God gives them, nor accept the pardon which he freely offers to all." - Thoreau

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

Out of control emotions can lead to life sentences or even worse. Pushed too far everything can be lost in a snap moment. Can't think of anything worse than being incarcerated for life. Then there are the others who have erected their own invisible cell walls. Emotions can do that too. Interesting read Pete.

Chris

[Pete]

some live in a prison of their own making with chains they themselves forged. not a good thing ... :)

[Poetic Beauty]

Things in life happen and there is always a consequence to our actions; some positive and some negative. We are left to deal with the emotions that we ourselves have caused in many cases.

[Pete]

maybe you could bake me a cake with a file in it ... :)

[Poetic Beauty]

Bake a cake yes with file in it not so much lol

[Pete]

i thought you were adventurous and daring ... :)

[Poetic Beauty]

Not when it comes to jail breaks lmao

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

Amen to that, and I'm not even a praying kind of person. Wonderful Thoreau quote and poem penned, Pete. They both compliment each other and makes the theme of the work that much more powerful and thought provoking. Thank you for sharing.

[Pete]

thanks carlos. let me know if you know of a good attorney - i need one ... :)

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

Hate to break it to you my friend but good and attorney should never exist in the same sentence. It's why there are so many jokes about them, and deservedly so. I remember an old experience I had with one and by the end of the conversation I felt the wasted money would have been better spent on a fortune teller.

[Pete]

lol. don't get me started on lawyer jokes ... )

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

Lol I know how you feel, my friend.