Prison

by Thomas   Sep 4, 2012


I screamed 'till I had no voice
I cried 'till I had no tears
I fought 'till I could no more
I died like no man should

The years in this prison
were long and agonizing
Words I could not utter
as if my throat was cut open
Only air left my mouth
Communication was with messages
rolled up into bottles
Impossible to know
if they were ever received
I tried escaping, God I tried so hard
but I never managed to jump the fence
The walls surrounding me
have no doors
What is a man to do
when the prison bars
that hold you
is your body itself?

Written in memory of Tony Nicklinson who was denied a human way to die

http://www.skynews.com.au/health/article.aspx?id=784665&vId=3464342

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  • 12 years ago

    by Stephen

    Wow, you can feel the hurt in this poem, the frustration and the torment... geeez, what a life to live :/ You express the feelings of being imprisoned very well and then at the end you drop the bomb, "what is a man to do when the prison walls that hold you is your body itself?"

    Again, wow. This was very nice, I also read the article and that is truly sad. On a more positive note, it should help to make everyone who is physically healthy appreciate their life and not take such simple, yet very important things for granted. Great job here :)

  • 12 years ago

    by Timothy

    This poem tells so much truth about the entrapments and isolations of the human brain. The ideology that we are unable to to liberate our selves from our own bodies is emotionally distressing as we tend to see ourselves as 'free creatures'.

  • 12 years ago

    by L

    Our own body is the worst prison that one can be at..

    For instace, When someone can't move at all due to paralysis or overweight. ( there might be other reasons) but It must a be torture not being able to control our movements and do things on our own.

    5/5

  • 12 years ago

    by Decayed

    That felt sore. The worst thing in life is being suppressed, and what worse is being behind bars with no freedom.

    I like how the prison is the central idea. Great job, Thomas!

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