Jailed Time

There...
Outside on the streets,
He felt powerful and safe
In the insecurity of the night,

But now here...
A new world he meets,
Inside of a total security cave
He is afraid of the daily light

Sleeping in a 3-wall room,
Spending every long and monotonous day;
His sentence: his doom;
He’s hopeless because he cannot run away

Written 9/25/07

Awards:
- The best poem of the 'Creative Writing Contest: Poetry and Short Story' 2009, University of Costa Rica.

- Best poem in the category of fourth year English major student of the School of Modern Languages, University of Costa Rica,2009. *same contest

L.P. Alexanders

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