Wake-Up Call
Is this a hellish nightmare that I have to awaken from?
Caged and confined, thinking and pondering,
I wonder what human is this
that he should be subjected to imprisonment
that neither improves nor corrects his soul?
Is there no compassion for restoring a man
to contribute to this nation?
Or does the dark side of humanity
see offenders of the law as utter undesirables
unworthy of aid and therapy?
Society, I have been tried and sentenced.
Serving time for violating the law
is not supposed to be a picnic.
But demoralizing and dehumanizing a man
to the dust of the ground does not correct behavior
which got him incarcerated in the first place.
This only fuels the fire,
a fire which, if not handled properly,
will in time burn everything in its path.
Now who is the real criminal?
by Douglas Duncantell C-52514 B2-229, P.O. Box 7500 Crescent City, CA 95531