Poetry from long ago, which expresses a different mindset and person than he who walks in those shoes today; Thank God!

FIVE TO LIFE

Five to Life, The Judge he said,
Just turn around, and bow your head!
You’re going to Prison, as you know you must,
And Lord have mercy, because the law is Just!

I walked away with hate in my eyes,
I was going to prison, and there I would cry.
I robbed a store, kicked-In a door,
Now my life will be no more!

I’ll be like an animal, sitting in a cage,
As time passes on, just building my rage.
I’ll be waiting for the day, when they’ll set me free,
And I’ll walk on out, as an animal should be…

The Murderer’s and Rapist’s, there’re being set free,
While all that’s in prison, is lonesome old me.
They had their money, and their freedom they bought,
But I was poor, so here I rot.

You talk of Justice, and you say you’re free,
But Judge and Jury, you ain’t no better than me!

William J. Cormier

Written over thirty years ago… Another life, another time….