In Prison

In Prison

 

In prison

without being accused

 

or reach your family

or have a family You have

 

conscience

heart trouble

 

asthma

manic-depressive

 

(we lost the baby)

no meds

 

no one

no window

 

black water

nail-scratched walls

 

your pure face turned away

embarassed

 

you

who the earth was for.

 

 

Jean Valentine (Usa, 1934) – first published in The New Yorker, 2007

 

To read and learn more about the author: http://www.jeanvalentine.com/

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