Article: No Escape.(Special Poetry Feature)(Brief Article)(Poem)

No Escape 
 
   We sign in. 
   We see him during 
   visiting hours 
   and only during 
   special visiting hours 
   because 
   according to da warden 
   "Those are 
   the rules." 
 
   Everyday dey feed him 
   da same banana mush 
   and if he no ack up, 
   dey give 'era small cup water. 
   Can tell from his face, 
   I know he like break out 
   so he can go grab 
   one massive plate lunch 
   from Masu's. 
 
   I know he raddah play Paiyut 
   wit da boys down on River Street. 
   He no like 
   watch old Gene Kelly movies, 
   sing "You Are My Sunshine," 
   and toss da around da beach ball 
   with all da oddah imnates.  ...

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