Lawrence Hall
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                         To be Released from Prison Tomorrow

Tomorrow his mother and his little girl
Will meet him at the gate and take him home
No more white suits and big boondocker boots
No wire, no bells, no lining up for counts

Yes, all of us congratulated him
We cheered, we wished him well, we said a prayer
Prisoners and volunteers and a passing guard
We clapped his back and said goodbye to him

Al took his hand; he looked at him and spoke
The sternest, wisest, kindest words of all:

                       “I never want to see you here again.”