Padded Cells

by Michael D Nalley   Jul 20, 2013


A padded path and a padded cell.
Are our children on the way to hell?
Guns are safe, but streets & sidewalks are not,
When a vigilante checks out what you got.

Reality is hard, but illusions are soft.
Implied the lying lawyer as he scoffed.
At the suggestion the suspect could fear,
The unknown stranger who was coming near.

A young man is at peace as a friend grieves,
As she is judged by what the world believes.
Hold your head up while our innocence is lost,
Only our almighty savior can pay the cost.

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  • 11 years ago

    by ThebutterfliesMuse

    I think what should draw people to pems is the title and I am one of those people here. You speak a very powerful message here indeed. The first two lines are great as they say so much. Are we as a society on our way to hell? That is a very good question to ask ourselves. I do love the use of padded cells. I guess it speaks a message of we are all crazy. And its sad that we are because the world is a really beautiful place. You speak the words well this place is not safe anymore.

    Reality truly is hard there is no doubt. I love the lying lawyer part. They will do anything to help their clint win no matter what and scoffed is a great word to describe the lawyer. I guess we are all unknown in our own way and its sad how unsafe it is.

    The first line of thr third stanza holds so much power. The killer rests as the friend grieves for their loved one.And we never voice our own oopinion anymore we just do what the world wants and does. We ars truly afraid of being judged and not be ourselves. I agree that only God can be our savior. Life is really too short here and thats why we must make it a better place. Your words hold special meaning! 5

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