Riots in a prison…

Two inmates fell wounded on the asphalt,

shots continued to fire,

and everyone  failed to come to a complete halt,

guards tried to fire their shot-guns

over the heads of the rioters,

which added to the carnage,

guards rushing to their feet,

as the prisoners marched to the rhythm

of the street,

there were no attempts to escape,

it was mere violence for its own sake,

no efforts to take hostages,

no demands, no commands,

no negotiations,

it was just the mirror image of violence,

guards failing lockdown,

blood on the walls,

as prisoners fell to the ground,

ignoring the wordin’s call,

focused rage,

from men in a cage,

comes with pain,

as it falls on humanity like poison rain.

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Comments (8)
  • Jimmy Shilaho on Jun 27, 2010

    Typical you Frank, I would spot this one from a kilometer away, keep it up.

  • yes me on Jun 27, 2010

    Another one from the master of short cheers frank.

  • Idlepen on Jun 27, 2010

    Frank,Beautiful one, hope, we must be able to regain our humanity

  • Anuradha Ramkumar on Jun 27, 2010

    Very nice.

  • Authoress Terry E. Lyle on Jun 28, 2010

    Truly can relate to this as an ex-correctional officer. You’re right it’s such a malfeasance environment, the norm is different on the inside.

  • sasuke191 on Jul 2, 2010

    You have done an awesome job in composing this!.. ^^

  • RS Wing on Jul 3, 2010

    That was a knockout and all to real. You possess a gift to create imagery we can all see, touch and feel. Another great write! The prisoners probably deserved it.

  • drelayaraja on Jul 27, 2010

    This is another lovely one.

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