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Up in the joint

they be smoking too much

dropping to the ground like

dominos, 

a vicious cycle,

that is hard to break 

this is what you get

when you all you know is a life of desperation

and hate,

They will come and they will go,

an ever revolving door of misfortune and woe,

in one ear and out the other,

yet all you can do is continue to watch them suffer,

Conform to the stereotype

and perpetuate the violence,

rob these children of their innocence

and turn them into belligerents

A lack of forgiveness of what has been done,

they will try to run,

but there will be knowhere for them to go

but back to the joint.

Boys shall become men

and men shall become angry

when they have realized how much time

has been wasted in the joint

It is truly sad

to see such potential go to waste

but then again

why are they in here in the first place?

Dealt these cards,

you either win or you lose,

but at the end of the day its your choice

in whether or not you wish to play the game