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Bottom of a Prison

By darkpoet

Mon, 13 Sep 2004
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Bottom of a Prison

Grasping for air, that never comes,
At the bottom of a pestilential prison.
Air tanks empty, on my last pound of air,
I truthfully doubt, anyone will care.
Lungs on fire, Vision fading,
My soul alone, God is taking.

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