Behind vertical bars boys hide the
Horizontal orange stripes of the
Jumpsuit unsuited for the crimes of
Being a youngster bored outta their
Gourd desperately searching for something
Fulfilling under the mattress, couch cushions -
Slashing blade doing most of the work,
Stuffing flying unstuffing the feelings of
Abandonment, loneliness, inferiority,
Invincibility found behind the steel cutting
Edge and bars unleashing weeping and wails
Echoing off of broken homes, hearts and
Bones in the name of getting ahead for the
Appearance of being cool.
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