THE UNDER - TRIALS
THE UNDER-TRIALS
Lives ...
Waiting in wings
Slave to the rhythm of time
Serving sentence or
Bidding time
The under-trials
Watch its movements
Crossing it out on self marked calendars
Time moves at a princely pace
Silently spilling within these stone walls
Occasionally stretching
Yawning its soporific daze
Lives of quiet desperation
Find violent voices on unbearable days
There is loneliness in numbers
Remorse is rare
And acceptance of guilt is never
Clamour lies in turning the clock back
But brutality of time denied
Mocking turns its back
Prolonged proximity within these walls
Culminates in blood thick relationships
New friendships spring
From unavoidable hate currents
At times the souls in torment
Find some strength in unjustified confinement
Under the the blazing trees
Tiny toddlers take their first steps
Children too becoming under - trials
Waiting in wings, to spread their wings
Hearten their mothers hearts
Hearten their mothers hearts
Strange smile lingers on the lips of time
Under-trials hoping against hope
Living lives, waiting in wings
Waiting for the change of time
Hoping for the right judgement
Lives waiting in wings
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