Behind Bars

UJN the poet 2002 (Aba Abia state)



Sited in one corner of the room,
My back against the wall;
Freedom - a wonder to me,
The outside world - a fantasy.

A little hope of freedom,
I smell failure in it;
Reality - a misery.
Melodious sounds - my comfort,
Silence - my torment.

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Mental slavery

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Written on August 26, 2023

Submitted by uzomaj.59680 on August 26, 2023

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Scheme XXAA XXAXX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 238
Words 56
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 5

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