LOCKED DOWN
Locked down has left me feeling lonely.
Locked down has got me to see life in front of me.
Locked down has made me see the important things in my life.
Locked down has took me away from my kids and wife.
Locked down is for no one.
Locked down is the sound you hear from the speakers that are mounted on the wall.
Locked down is for clowns.
Locked down is for real so think of life and take a chill pill.
Locked down is for real.
TRAVEAIL P.
MY BOY
My boy is 12
My boy is tall
My boy is handsome
My boy looks like a man
My boy is angry
My boy is hurt
My boy is ashamed
My boy loves me
My boy is forgiving
JANET M.
YET I'M FREE
Here I sit locked down and jailed for weeks
Told when to eat and when to sleep
Yet I'm free
Visits come through a glass window, with a phone
I can't even feel my kids' touch
Yet I'm free
Watching the rain fall from the sky
Wishing I was dancing in the rain
Yet I'm free
Crying thinking about what I've done to hurt my family
Loved ones torn apart because I'm gone
Yet I'm free
Day come and gone from the sun the moon
Waiting for my out date to come
Yet I'm free
If only I could set back the hands of time I would
I know the past is gone
Yet I'm free
I need to think about the future and what's ahead
Keep returning to jail or turn my life around for the sake of my kids
One thing I know, it's hard to say goodbye
Yet I'm free
LETOYA M.
INSIDE OUT
When you finally reach your fate it can be hard to adjust, but there's something inside you that tells you, your survival is a must.
Our perceptions of the world determine how we utilize our time, you either strive toward opportunities, or to become better at crime.
It's a fact that everything in life has a degree of difficulty involved, but you have to face each of its challenges until your problems are eventually solved.
If for some reason you view this obstacle as some type of setback, then you have been blinded by the struggle, that your blessings are attached.
From the outside looking in spectators always run their mouth, not knowing that hardships are required, to get the best of what's inside of you out.
ALBERT B.