Unchained



Confined by 4 walls in a jungle made of concrete
Sleeping and waking in violence is no easy feat
Only thing I have to take me away is poetry
Expressing myself in ways only I can understand
With this pen no walls can hold me for I am free
But still held in captivity
Experiencing a level of exponential suffering with a side of agony
One day Will come for my release physically
Time to relinquish these iron manacles and chains
Years of torture and pain relieved
Until then no 4 can can hold me..
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Submitted by Travontex on February 13, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme AABCBBBBDEB
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 485
Words 95
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 11

Dominick Harvey

I started writing when I was a teenager when I was going through tough times as an adolescent rebellious and stubborn I eventually stopped but years later when I found myself staring at the ceiling of a cell I was inspired to pick up the pen again more…

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