Prison Songs
Deep within the belly of the beast
cries of agony overwhelm me
freedom is just a wish away
set up facing 25 years to life
when it should be 25 years till death
Heart broken, lonely, ahamed
and of course...scared
I know you are innocent
wrongly covicted of being born
into a whiteman's world
visiting room is filled with folk
seeking to uplift a dying soul
keys jingle as master checks on
his newly found possessions
feet pacing back and forth
minds always creating
beautiful poetry and art work
mind seeking escape from this plantation
ships didn't bring you here this time
yet, you still ened on the auction block
12 of your peers convicted you
you never hung in the streets with them
how can they tell the truth from a lie?
Yes,they can incarcerate your body
but....Never your mind
prisons are modern day plantations
where slavery never dies
I hear your cries
I feel your pain
I hear your voice singing
always singing those
....prison songs
cries of agony overwhelm me
freedom is just a wish away
set up facing 25 years to life
when it should be 25 years till death
Heart broken, lonely, ahamed
and of course...scared
I know you are innocent
wrongly covicted of being born
into a whiteman's world
visiting room is filled with folk
seeking to uplift a dying soul
keys jingle as master checks on
his newly found possessions
feet pacing back and forth
minds always creating
beautiful poetry and art work
mind seeking escape from this plantation
ships didn't bring you here this time
yet, you still ened on the auction block
12 of your peers convicted you
you never hung in the streets with them
how can they tell the truth from a lie?
Yes,they can incarcerate your body
but....Never your mind
prisons are modern day plantations
where slavery never dies
I hear your cries
I feel your pain
I hear your voice singing
always singing those
....prison songs
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