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
                           
                 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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