The Prisoner

A Poem

Joel R. Dennstedt
The Old Poet
Published in
Oct 18, 2022

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Image by Stephen F. Dennstedt

Grim reflections reap this grim expression.
It is not memory that holds him still.
A wasteland worse than what he sees
Lies just behind his eyes — with no relief.

He sees no freedom past his bars,
He does not see the bars.
Just a barren wasteland,
He calls grief.

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