Poetry by inmate Richard Zornes
Being locked up in a cell, has commonalities with being in hell
Here you can kick & scream…never waking because this is not a dream
You spend plenty of time with yourself Reflecting on the hearts yearning for change & help
Thinking back of all the times of satisfying yourself
How you hurt others because you were hurting too
It’s not so fun when you are wearing their shoes
Now you are the one locked up & treated with a l t forms of abuse
With tactics you have used as an excuse for your behavior I have come to the revelation, there is hope in Christ
Sent by the Father in Love with Hope for a brand-new life
He is the ultimate repairman & none can even equate to Him
He (s His own brand of refreshment, He came for people like me
Who have never known that choices extend into eternity
The spirit of our choices are extensions of our self
We speak into existence things that will be
For some they build you up, others can make you bleed & scream
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks
Is where things are contemplated & given permission to travel Driven by the tongue, once released…. you can’t call it back
If our heart is where things dwell
Then we ought to do well to refrain from reviving hell
In His word are things to bring your heart great delight
Words of wisdom for courageous living to help you fight the good fight
Eternal principles you speak to life’s storms, in which build up your faith
When His word is spoken, it comes back accomplishing that in which it was sent to achieve
IVs foolish to those who are perishing but, it’s warming to the heart & soul for those who believe He is no liar & makes no mistakes
He takes those who are down trodden & gives them a crown to reign
Don’t speak about the problem, speak to it in Jesus name
