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FREE, FREE AT LAST
by Charles E Minshall
The incarcerated ten
must soon be released.
They have done nothing
to deserve the despicable
punishment imposed upon them.
A punishment that possibly
will leave a lasting impression
on some, if not all of them.
Their dank internment
is an unjust travesty,
one I find hard to tolerate.
Society is the root cause
of their miserable imprisonment.
The time is finally at hand.
Time for their long overdue release.
I shall, to right the wrongs
thrust upon them,
personally see to their
complete immediate freedom.
Damnable tight shoes anyway.
© 2001 Charles Minshall
_______ 09/25/2001 Posted on 09/25/2001
Copyright © 2026 Charles E Minshall
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Glenn Currier on 11/25/02 at 04:44 AM Oh, how you had me strung along here. I was thinking... gees... this is a side of Charlie I haven't seen... I was ready to walk the picket line... very very very cool poem, chaz. |
| Posted by Amanda J Cobb on 02/12/03 at 01:42 AM Heh, feet. Who knew? Again, amusing twist at the end. Love your style. |
| Posted by Melissa Arel on 04/21/03 at 04:21 PM You are too much! :) |
| Posted by Mara Meade on 12/02/03 at 11:18 PM I'll leave a comment since "ahem" I didn't leave one before and have, today, added this to my Favourites list...
BWAH HAH HAH! This is diplomacy in action! Besides, you gave me the line "Tight Shoes," a metaphor I was needing for my own poem of the same name. Charlie, I owe ya at least as many laughs and thoughts as you've given me! |
| Posted by Glenn Currier on 03/06/04 at 07:19 AM I read this one again and laughed even more this time. Having forgotten it, I thought to myself, "Hmmm... this is a side of Chralie I have not seen..." then the shoe dropped. |
| Posted by Michele Schottelkorb on 02/09/05 at 04:53 PM ahahahaha... i was thinking POWs, and laughed out loud to find you were speaking of your toes!!! |
| Posted by Michelle Angelini on 06/05/05 at 06:02 AM I was thinking like Michele, about prisoners in Guantanamo...you trickster you! hahahaha! Oh Yeah, another part of my clothing feels that way too...
~Chelle~ |
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