No Room to Die

In this dungeon I sit 
I stare through few bars
trap'd cobblestone walls
square shape
metal door 
unable to explore
time ticks slow
nowhere to go

In this dungeon
felons commit
minds pretend 
make up friends
exchange could have been

In this dungeon
portion of dark embodies
emptiness overlays 
shattered thoughts
pouring out cries 
59 years to go, thinking
no room to die.

Reviews

[R.E. Ray]

Roxane, one of your best! Gut-wrenching... leaves the reader empty and sad. And, though we’re all responsible for our actions, we don’t all have the same good examples and influences. And, sometimes this is the tragic result. Thanks for sharing this one.

[ROXANE DORSEY]

Rob I experienced being locked up for 4 months. Some actually love going to jail during winters timing. Thanks for the review and may our Lord Almighty bless your end. Have a complete blessed day wit LOVE.

[J. Hampton]

This profound write...bears the very heavy weight of
isolation ...fabricating freedom in bits and pieces to survive..
Be this a literal or metaphoric incarceration...
you brought this...keep writing !

[ROXANE DORSEY]

Hey J H thanks very kindly for the review and read

[Coyote Poetry]

59 years. A long time dear Roxane. Some prisons are a lifetime and sometime we must break down the walls of the prisons and move on to a better place. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[ROXANE DORSEY]

picked number at random. thanks very much for review

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome dear Roxane.

[wordman]

choices,choices,choices wrong or right they are ours

[ROXANE DORSEY]

Yes Word you said it. Thanks for the review and read

[jacob erin-cilberto]

the regrets and knowledge comes too late...if only we would have made different decisions, but for those incarcerated, there are so many years to think about it all...too many.
j.

[ROXANE DORSEY]

Hey there aren't any do overs. Yet everyday has possibility, a new beginning. thanks for reviewing

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

So powerful and despairing..great form, flow, cadence, imagery, metaphor..” No room to die”-great title and ending. I have been there. Brava!

[ROXANE DORSEY]

Very glad to know how you feel and thanks