Parolee

In my younger years
Life was lived within a template
The days were pre-planned and
Full
School and church were where I lived
Far more than any home
Five days of school plus
Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday nights
At Wingate Church of Christ
(And Sunday mornings, too!)
Songs and Sermons told me what to think
Preachers and teachers told me what to feel
Guilt, Shame, Fear were acceptable
Lust, want and wonder were not
It is said criminals return to prison often
Because the world of freedom is
Overwhelming against the
Predictability of incarceration
Sometimes on Sundays
Facing a whole day
Open and
Bare
I understand them better
Being briefly tempted
To return to a prison
Well lit
And safe

dg

7/10/11

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