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Primary Prison MAG

May 14, 2015
By JennahH BRONZE, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
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You walk through heavy metal doors
with your wide eyes and eager smile
you hug your mom goodbye
with your Barbie backpack and pink lunch box.
You have no idea that they will drug you
with the pill
of knowledge
with rules,
restrictions, and
regulations.
and for
the next 13 years
they will feed you
the alphabet
through a metallic
bitter spoon
when all you wanted
was to have a voice of your own.

© Halsey S., Marblehead, MA

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Magnum99 said...
on Sep. 21 2015 at 2:30 pm
Magnum99, Easley, South Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
"Yesterday was history, tomorrow's a mystery, and today is a gift, that's why we call it the present."-Winnie the Pooh

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I usually don't take a liking towards poetry, however, this one small free verse caught my eye. I was bored in class and read this and I love it! All of its truthfulness and a hint of humor, I really, really LOVE this poem.