Self-Imprisoned
there’s a dad
in Oklahoma
who wishes
on every star
in the night sky
that he could go back
in time
he would give anything
in the world
to go back
to that moment when
there was still a choice …
he would’ve never
ever
done cocaine
he would’ve walked away
just walked away
but he can’t go back
in time
what’s done is done
his 4-year-old daughter
and 3-year-old son
aren’t coming back
he keeps looking for them
in his dreams
but the reality is
he found them
in his truck
last summer
after waking from his cocaine-induced slumber
he was sentenced yesterday
in their deaths
serving six or less
but when he gets out
it won’t matter
where he goes
or what he does
he’ll always wake up
in a panic
looking for his children
TL