razor wire
at the penitentiary
a hedgerow facsimile
meets pain
rehabilitation a propaganda phrase
so
the ohio river keeps its own compass
looks away like a distant green buffer
drowning the loneliness
this moment exhumes
inside
voices are muffled
as homeland insecurity suv
circles the parking lot
once again
coal barges
overflowing
darkness is their still life
a stillborn
yet to come
--- e b bortz
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