The Shu Poem by Matt Mondschein

The Shu



Chilling and gray
Locked down
Twenty-three hours a day

Stretched concrete
Twelve by eight
Windowless
Sheltered from society

A few for years for many
For some
Convicts for life

An inescapable nightmare
Tears apart mens' dreams
Of a better life

Doing nothing
But time for their crimes
Some admit guilt
Few innocent

Workout and a shower
Return to their cells
To end time and fate
Solitary
Confined
At the 'Shoe'

Friday, January 5, 2007
Topic(s) of this poem: prison
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