Looking through barred windows at a razor-wire fenced yard
I am taken aback by my choices
willfully sharing my life with rapists and murders
for the chance to bring them the light of education
a light that can signify so much
for an individual living a life void of success
and acceptance
offering guidance, and occasionally my shoulder or hand
I become - a leaning post
-a listening ear
-a safe place in horrorland
- part of their journey
It is in these many roles that I find my peace
knowing the world as an inconsiderate and uninvolved
hater
I relate, in my small way
symbolizing what can be
to those who never thought to try