encased in energy oozing with a combination of anger
and apathy
I smile and extend my hand
“sign here” I say
….with a grumble they comply
as life up to this point has given them no reason not to
a DR or daily fail can mean fourteen to 40 days
no more good time for the student inmate with a bad attitude –
Doing my best to have fans running and any available window open
I attempt to remove the atmosphere of daily prison life
with the exception of everyone being in the same dull blue
and carrying the same emotional strain
hardened faces contort trying to remember
why y=mx+b
and I all can do is watch the struggle –
elation fills one corner of the space
as someone has a break through
I smile quietly to myself while reading
one less for the recidivism rates
May 1, 2015
May 1, 2015 at 1:05 PM UTC
encased in energy oozing with a combination of anger
and apathy
I smile and extend my hand
“sign here” I say
….with a grumble they comply
as life up to this point has given them no reason not to
a DR or daily fail can mean fourteen to 40 days
no more good time for the student inmate with a bad attitude –
Doing my best to have fans running and any available window open
I attempt to remove the atmosphere of daily prison life
with the exception of everyone being in the same dull blue
and carrying the same emotional strain
hardened faces contort trying to remember
why y=mx+b
and I all can do is watch the struggle –
elation fills one corner of the space
as someone has a break through
I smile quietly to myself while reading
one less for the recidivism rates
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