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Penitentiary Poems - Poems about Penitentiary
Penitentiary Poems - Examples of all types of poems about penitentiary to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets of PoetrySoup. Read
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Weight Pile
Walked into prison young and small/ What I lacked in size, I made up in toughness/ Even that's not enough, these dudes are huge/ I hit the weight pile, tied up my shoes to choose/ What should I do,...
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©
Michael Fulkerson
Categories:
penitentiary,
character, confidence, courage, devotion,
Form:
Free verse
Dodge Penitentiary
Dodge Penitentiary, what are those voices/ Dodge Penitentiary, losing my mind doing time/ Dodge Penitentiary, where the am I?/ I entered Dodge Penitentiary, hardest of the hard/ My paws on the concrete, ready to fight/ I see familiar faces in...
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©
Michael Fulkerson
Categories:
penitentiary,
character, conflict, crazy, deep,
Form:
Free verse
Evidentiary Penitentiary
Soaking suds at the pub and somebody said, Son. One just ain't enough but three is too many. And don't forget about when, You're running on empty. You want to paint the town. With your fave gal Wendy. Then the Judge says, now. They...
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©
R J. Elless
Categories:
penitentiary,
character,
Form:
Rhyme
After Serving Six Long Hard Years At Methacton State Penitentiary
After serving six long hard years at Methacton State penitentiary... as mini reunion number XLV fast approaches Saturday, April 30th, 7:00 pm until 10:00 pm at The Trappe Tavern, 416 West Main Street, Trappe, PA 19426 regarding graduating...
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©
Matthew Harris
Categories:
penitentiary,
10th grade, 11th grade,
Form:
Free verse
My Penitentiary
Not once did I note, That the circumstances were of my own delineation, Strapped in chains of my own making, Entangled in a web of my own creation, Incarcerated in a volary of my own making, Now in the...
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©
Alfonce Choi
Categories:
penitentiary,
perspective, sad love, stress,
Form:
Rhyme