Trapped in a world you can't get out of.

Locked in a cell with no hope.

Found guilty.

Not a stream of light around you.

Complete darkness.

When giving up seems the only choice.

Thrown away key …. never to be found.

A prisoner surrounded by walls and fences.

Mind still has hope.

Heart still has light.

A man who loved. A man who cared.

Wiped off the face of the earth.

Abandoned. Lonely.

Days pass. Weeks.

Months drag. Years.

Never forgiven despite no crime committed.

Innocence not believed.

Backs turn ….. even loved ones.

Guilt agreed

By everyone.

'How could you?' said daughter. 'Why?' sobs wife.

'Where did I go wrong?' asks mother

'I'm ashamed of you son' says Dad.

'Guilty!' shouts the judge.

Only you had no words. Truth was not allowed.

Now you are trapped in a hostile world.

Locked away with dwindling hope.

Lonely: no one beside you ... friendless.

A lifetime to live when there is no point in living.

The world locked out and you locked in.

And yet ...you harbour hope: refuse to surrender.

Your mind's candle continues to burn. An everlasting light that will not die.

Never let the darkness in.

Somehow; one day. The gates will open.