REMEMBER THAT VIEW

Being in prison

is like being at sea

on the unpowered tall ship "Despair"

.

where the sail on the mizzen

has torn into three

and nowhere on board is a spare.

.

daily routine

has become much the same

shoveling seaweed against the high tide

.

an unchanging scene

with no one to blame

walking circles with nowhere to hide.

.

you are stuck in a vastness

so terribly small

how you wish that ship would just sink

.

you hope for the fastest

waves thirty feet tall

disappearance would come in a blink

.

but soon comes release day

and over you'll go

as they cast you back into the sea.

.

you are now in the bay

with no boat to row

like an old box of wet Boston tea

.

so, like Paul Revere

and the pilgrims and Quakers

your choice is to swim or to die

.

with your future severe

as those history makers

you've arrived with no sand in your eye

.

that tall ship Despair???

she's waiting for you

to screw up and come back on board

.

but only take care

And REMEMBER THAT VIEW

walking circles you could not afford.

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