White Walls Of Hope

 White Walls Of Hope

 

The walls were white

sparkling in the bright sun

I peered over from my branch

into heaven

barbecue smells

radios blasting

armed women yelling

female prisoners waving

all for me

 

I can still feel the breeze

on my neck

as I greedily gulped down the sights

and smells

how i dreamed

of being safe

behind those white walls

 

the female inmates

had release dates

would be getting out

my life

no release date

it seemed

a life sentence

of torture, pain and suffering

no white walls to protect me

 

I built my own emotional walls

not white

but dark, thick, no light 

hopefully indestructible

I survived

but did I

 

something died

something I will never get back

a large piece of me

was forever altered

I will never know

what

exactly

was taken

from me

I still dream of white, glistening walls.