Analysis of PRISON

Debra K Middaugh 1963 (San Diego, CA.)



Here I sit in prison in my 8 X 10 cell,
My own creation a living hell.

Racial tension is in the air,
Nothing about this is easy or fair.

The crime committed is getting high,
It’s illegal in the public’s eye.

The odds of paroling and not coming back,
You could say it’s a tough nut to crack.

You get to go home your out of the hole,
Slow down there you must report to parole.

When your there you piss in a cup,
Your parole officer says you better wise up.

If this is dirty, I’m taking your ass to jail,
Two weeks later back in prison in my 8 X 10 cell.

TURBO1904    OCT 31, 2021


Scheme AA BB CC DD EE FF XA X
Poetic Form
Metre 1110100111 110100101 10101001 1001111011 010101101 101000101 01101001101 111101111 1111111101 1111101101 11111001 101100111011 111101101111 111010100111 101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 600
Words 119
Sentences 8
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1
Lines Amount 15
Letters per line (avg) 29
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 55
Words per stanza (avg) 15

About this poem

This is one about addiction and California's inmate population. Dealing with Parole and the consequence's of my actions.

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Written on October 31, 2021

Submitted by Turbo1904 on November 04, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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