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Trapped in the system - Poem by “DH”, at HMP Huntercombe

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Trapped in the system

The criminals, and the victims, the victim

Young life lost, tell me, who’s gonna fix him,

Grew up getting beatings

Never had a sisterin’

‘Older Heads’ used to curse him and diss him,

Where is the love, tell me who do believe in,

Better have faith like Biggie

Moves like Jagger

Educate your brain, leave jail with a swagger,

Bigger heads, making the money, while we suffer,

Think they care about us, NAH it doesn’t matter

They need us to do crimes, to make their life better,

Times cold mum cant buy a sweater

Trapped in this life, cats in the gutter,

‘Break the cycle’ part the sea like Moses

Face them brick walls, grow through it like roses

Bars are like medicine, ‘Listen take doses’

Live your life right, ‘Speak freely’ with your voices.

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