Punishment Poem by C.R. Ebowski

I’m a stranger to none
A living vision hidden
In pictures on the wall

Sacrifices that had to be made
Debts unwillingly paid
Why? I do not recall

I have a memory that never fades
Reliving wasted moments
That time has lapsed

These may be the last words
That I speak for a while
Because my mind has collapsed

There will be no more
Words written about
The pain I collect

A stranger I will always be
Trapped in a time
When I was never perfect

Now I am gone
To an empty prison
I cannot flee

A life sentence
Without parole
Is the punishment for me