1. The Game
Let me tell you about a game I play
Where I close my eyes and fade away
I float away to a special place
Prison Poems
Poems for When a Family Member is in Jail
Prison is the punishment that keeps on taking. Long after the individual has regretted his or her sin and wishes to go back to living a productive life, he must stay in prison wasting his precious years on this earth. Almost anything you take from a man can be given back except time. He can never reclaim the time that was stolen from him. He can never experience his children growing up for they are already grown. He can never experience those precious moments with his wife for most likely she has moved on. Of all the crimes that man commits to go to prison, in most cases our decision to keep him there is worse.
15 Poignant and Heart-wrenching Poems about Prison
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Featured Shared StoryI wanted to cry when I read this. I didn't realize how often I do this, even throughout the day. This one touched my heart. My husband has been in jail for 3 years. He got 7 years and there...
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2. My Prayer
I feel a tear run down my face
As I sit in this quiet, lonely place.
I think of you and need you here.
I wipe away my falling tear.Featured Shared StoryI so identify with your testimony. My husband and I have been together 34 years, and have been married for 32 years. He has served 26 years of a life sentence for a crime he didn't commit. I...
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3. Without You
All these days and nights without you here,
It's a little bit more than I can bear.
The days are cold and so very long.Featured Shared StoryThe first time I had a boyfriend, we dated 6 years (basically from when I was in 4th grade until now). Very recently, we broke up because he was always busy, and I hardly saw him. Now that...
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4. My Rage
During my childhood I was badly abused
and as I grew older, I became the accused.
The beating I took came straight from dad,Featured Shared StoryHi, my name is Lisa. This poem really touched my heart in more ways than I'm even able to say. It brought back so many bad memories that I have tucked away for a long time. Sometimes I wonder...
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5. Yaz And Orr
My brother was always my best friend,
We would play sports and we'd just pretend.
I'd hit a homer, a goal he'd score,
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6. The Forgotten Victim
A person's comment:
"That's her there! Her hubby's inside!"
"How can she stand by him?" a neighbor cried!Featured Shared StoryBoth my husband and I have done a lot of time, and being apart it so hard. There is no rehabilitation in the system, and sometimes people make mistakes, but that does not mean you turn your...
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7. Daddy's Gone
How do you sit down and talk to your son
and tell him that his Daddy has gone?
It's easier explaining the meaning of death
and why people die and draw their last breath.Featured Shared StoryI lost my parents 26 days apart back in February and March of 2013. I think of them both 5, 10, 50 times a day still. I want them back as well, so I know what you are going through. I feel...
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8. The Window
There you are
On the other side of the window
You look sad and scared
Wondering where your son is about to goFeatured Shared StoryI know how that feeling feels with y'all's son locked up, I also have a son who is waiting for his sentencing at this moment. He has been in county jail going on 5 years waiting for his...
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9. Daddy, You're In Jail
Daddy, you're in jail so far, far away,
and it hurts me almost every day.
I knew when I was there
it was coming to an end.Featured Shared StoryThe last time I saw my dad was July 23, 2015. My dad is currently in jail right now. My dad was in jail for eight years before. He got out when I was in second grade. The reason he went to...
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10. End Of A Journey
The end of your journey is now in sight,
And from the darkness you can now see light.
I know it's been tough, but I'm hoping you know,
From that hard bitter lesson, "You reap what you sow".Featured Shared StoryI was very touched. My son is also in prison for a stupid incident because of his ex-wife of 20 years and his best friend. He is nearing time for parole. He has nearly spent 4 years of an...
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11. Tearing Down The Walls
When I met you, it was like I had known you for years.
After I married you life was days full of never ending tears.
The first time you went away I stood strong by your side.
The second time you left me I just wanted to curl up and die.Featured Shared StoryI totally agree with you. I, along with my fiance, were arrested due to something that happened because of our addiction. This was my first time with a charge involving drugs but not his. He...
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12. Thoughts Of A Convict
Someday the gates will open,
and once more I'll be free.
A fact that makes me wonder,
"What will become of me?"Featured Shared StoryI am a female who is out on parole. I spent 5 years of my life in prison for my crime. They said my punishment was for rehabilitation, but instead they just locked me away. I didn't learn how...
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13. Missing A Friend When I'm Locked Up
Another month has come,
But you're still so far away.
You're always in my heart
Each and every day.Featured Shared StoryThis how I feel about my BFF who moved far away and I haven't seen her for a long time, I really miss her!
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14. Night Falls
Night falls and morning comes and still no sign of you
I wonder what you're doing and wished I were there with you
I think about you every dayFeatured Shared StoryWow this site and all the comments have really made me feel less alone, my fiancée and I are at beginning of his 2 year sentence and everyone is so right it takes more strength and commitment...
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15. Dad
Even though you're never
around. I seem to never frown
It's the faith I keep but
It can bring some weep.Featured Shared StoryMy father and mother both stole and did drugs with my younger sisters and me in the house. They always got in arguments, throwing things at each other and yelling in front of us. I was scared...
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