Innocently Guilty Poem by Michael Oluwasegun Adesiji

I smell the rod,
It smells so bad.
I used to be a free bird
Before I came, behind this bar.
My wings got clipped.
And My head; getting bald.
I miss the old days, they never said bye.

Tell the Sun, I miss its rays.
I'm trapped, even when it rains.
Life stole my freedom, in a very huge way.
I taste the cane, but the offender feels no pain.

I'm in cuffs, but the criminal seems free.
His coughs and mine; they both sound me.
He wears my mask
And I haven't seen him
I'm twinning a stranger; momma never told me.

Death hovers around my cage
Each time I feel great pain
I know I will take my last breath soon
As my life is all about these aches.
My future looks so bright,
For I will be laid to rest soon
Even while I decay,
I will be arrested and jailed again.
What a beautiful life it would have been,
If I never came.

•Innocently Guilty•

©Onyedikachi (The Cub To The Seven Gods)