No, these aren't randomly created poems (that is another page). This is a random grab from a selection of poems, mostly by myself, but with some inclusions from other folks: friends who write; friends who used to write; writers who are obscure-but-meaningful-to-me; famous writers. One advantage of this format is that, when there are variations of a poem that I haven't settled upon, I can include them all and let people give me feedback as to what they think.
Have you ever been in prison?
No... not the drunk tank, county lockup, or any other
"stone walls and iron bars" place,
but the tiny cell
in-between the eyeballs,
around the corner from regret,
and years down the road from a mistake.
Have you ever been in prison?
Where a cruel, cold-hearted sonofabitch
stood stony, watching over you
then calmly beating, lashing and thrashin
your every move,
word and thought;
never a crack in that stern face,
silently staring back at you
from the mirror.
Have you ever been in prison?
Well... how the hell did you get out?
- 99 12 ??, at Java Hut
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