'Lifer'

 

My crime was being born

For which they punish me for

Yet it is the one thing

I cannot feel guilty about

It could not be my fault

Being born was not my choice

 I obviously was not here

When that choice was made

Yet they punish you for it

Just like everything else

That they do

We are punished

For their crimes and sins

We carry theirs

Along with ours

That’s what our lives are

To carry what they should

To be blamed for their doings

That’s Life

A real Life Sentence

 

Copyright John Harrison 2003

 

 

"Sentencing of child abusers is often too weak, if and when they are taken to court. but their is one real Lifer, that the system often forgets, or fails to fully appreciate and recognise. Taken from my book 'Whispers From Within'. To find out more, please go to www.thepoetjohn.com (for my writing only) or www.Bsafe1stalways.com for abuse issues."