A Number Poem by Ronel O'Reilly

A Number



November 2010
I became a statistic
labled - criminal -
within twenty minutes
my world came
tumbeling down

Handcuffed
chains around the ankles
in case I have the urge
to run away

suffocating in a small holding cell

Mixed emotions
fear...anxiety...sadness...hopelessness
and so my life begins
a small part in a minority group

a number

Ronel O'Reilly
Monday, April 29, 2013
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