Injustice
there are
men and women
who serve
a life sentence
for their crimes
for all they’ve done wrong
there are
men and women
who do no time
never sentenced
for their crimes
for all they’ve done wrong
a child
does not speak
a child
does not say
a child
does not tell
there are
children round the world
who serve
a life sentence
for no crime
in a closet cell they sit
shackled
they can’t get up
even though
the Warden
long unlocked the chains
and signed their papers
free to go …
the cage door opened
w i d e
but the stupid bird just sits there
staring at the door
‘cause it forgot how to fly
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