THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS

"CAGED" I have spent so many years in solitude Trying to get out I scream for freedom No one hears I tear through the wall Like a madman I have no one to talk to I have begun to crack A memory comes to me Now and then I see a thick cloud Of smoke Intoxicating my lungs Knowing very well I have lived there long A man comes in He starts to yell And grabs me By the arm. I try to run But can't No one is there Help! Help! I shout No one hears. Finally, I see A shining metal I pick it up And aim at the man He falls and I Begin to cry I am finally free Yet bars surround me. Michelle S.