Escape

Sequestered behind armored walls
so a time as long not remembered
Muscles abandoned sinew and bone
only a living skeleton survives within

Transgression a distant memory
the sentence faced day by day
Soon to become so emaciated
the arrow-slit becomes redemption

The day arrived of slipping through arrows-slit to touch his freedom
He found the bones could not move
without the muscles he’d long forgone

In giving up his basic strength
he had condemned himself to hell
In the confines of incarceration a door
remained unlocked upon the stair

16 Comments

  1. Thank you so very much KL! 💜

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  2. KL Caley says:

    Oh wow! Such a powerful and visual poem, Ami. It was incredibly moving and I admire your skill as a poet. Thank you for the great entry to #writephoto. KL ❤

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  3. Eugenia says:

    A poignant lesson, Gypsie-Ami.

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      1. Eugenia says:

        My pleasure.💖

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  4. poetisatinta says:

    A lesson to be learned with this one beautifully written ❤

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    1. Thank you so much my friend! ❤️

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      1. poetisatinta says:

        You are welcome 💕

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  5. Such an amazing image . Thanks for this story. Let’s follow our blogs.
    Anita

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  6. Sadje says:

    Aww, this a sad.

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    1. Deep life and moral message imbedded within Sadje. 💜

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      1. Sadje says:

        Indeed my friend.

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    2. willowdot21 says:

      If you don’t use it you lose it….
      Worse still people were encaserated like this 💜💜

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      1. Sadje says:

        That is very true.

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