self improvement

jail..ah what an experience
no freedom, full of restrictions

reality is, we do encounter
the many sides of life
our journey, our walks, our stance
is a reflection of who we are
what we believe in
and what we stand for

sometimes we walk the opposite
of what the majority follows
we test ourselves, we face the challenge
only to find out we are crushed and lynched
and in the end, ask the question?

was it all worth it?

I can't answer for you
perhaps, mine is only for myself
and here it is, I have learned a lot
more than enough, as a matter of fact


from the dark chambers of isolation
asked myself so many questions
what if, life is all but an illusion
and we aren't truly who we are, what we are,
nor our belief differ from everyone?

all I know is, from that experience
life is all about learning:
knowing what you did, so you know
where you are going...

I did learn a lot..
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Posted: Dec 2015
About this poem:
Note: I was in CS jail for a week and wheww what a trip..just because I defended someone who was being lynched.

Thank God, I have never been in any of the real jails where your life depends on the mercy of the law.

Thanks all for your reads and comments (if any).

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mcradloff
I had a friend who did actually go to jail. he gave me his meal which was two baloney sandwiches and tootsie pops and tootsie rolls. This was all they were given, every meal the same. He had generous parents who fed him good food, but had he tried to sustain himself on this diet, it would have only been about 700 calories a day.doh teddybear
lindsyjonesonline today!
Mc thanks for your visit. And thanks for sharing your stories. I have never been actually in jail at all, for any crimes or anything that harm my fellow man. The jail I went trough is being banned from posting due to some imbroglio I participated in the blogs.

Merry Christmas Mc.gift cheers cheers bouquet bouquet
godsprincessonline today!
Glad to have to back.

Kathy teddybear
godsprincessonline today!
Glad to have to back.

Kathy teddybear
cherryreggae
Greetings Phyllis, I enjoyed reading this poem I think any
form of restriction mental, physical even worse Is inhumane...I know I'm being a little bit dramatic lol in CS jail but jail is jail........but I guess on some unusual level that time forced you to dig deep inside the thoughts that we question as humans & it made you acknowledge how we learn....and I think that's all we are really here for just to learn this earth could never be for us,,,,,so I learned from this poem and I've been away so long, that even in that long gap it was meant to teach me things that I probably wouldn't have acknowledged, otherwisebouquet blessings always hug
nonsmoker
wine

Do not pass go, do not collect $200 laugh

Happy new year my friend. bouquet lips bouquet
southmiami4321online today!
For whatever reason you had to be there, it was a life experience.
You had the courage to acknowledge it and move forward which I applaud you.
Wishing you the best for your future outcomes. wave
lindsyjonesonline today!
Thank you so much my dear friend Cherrie.

I know you feel deep about the cruelties and troubles of life and wish it wouldn't be so but that is the way it is. We live in a very imperfect world and our effort to spread good is over run by evil.

Thanks my friend.teddybear teddybear bouquet bouquet
lindsyjonesonline today!
Non I hope you, too have a very happy and prosperous year..teddybear teddybear bouquet bouquet
lindsyjonesonline today!
South, my first time to see you. Thank you for your comment. Yes, I always try to find why things happen. I look for the message and sometimes I am surprised at what I find.

In reality, I have never broken any law with the exceptions of many speeding violations but I know how it feels to have your freedom curtailed in this case a week of not being able to post here.

Thanks again.wave bouquet
Poetnumber1
"our stance
is a reflection of who we are
what we believe in
and what we stand for"

The latter words is true and more so as it relates to how deal with problems when such may arise. It reflects us in either a good light or bad. Thank you for sharing Phyllis, nice to see you still here.

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lindsyjonesonline today!
My dearest darling friend Mustafa. Of course I am here. I don't know how to post my poems on facebook.

Maybe you should mail me?

Take care my darling friend.teddybear bouquet

Phyllis
godsprincessonline today!
Well - I messed up my comment again! Grr! That was suppose to be "Glad to HAVE YOU back!" lol Sorry!

Kathy hug
lindsyjonesonline today!
Kathy thank you so much. I can't believe I miss your first comment, my apologies.

I hope you had a very nice Christmas and New Year my friend.teddybear teddybear bouquet bouquet
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