Forgotten and Alone in Prison
Here I am locked up again,
with no family or loved ones near.
All that’s left inside of me
is the sadness and fear.
I pray to God for salvation and
to lead me in his precious grace.
As I beg him to show me mercy
as tears roll down my face.
As I lay here in my cell sitting on my bed,
I shed another tear, because I feel
I’ve been forgotten
by those I love so dear to me.
As I sit, think of Carol, Zack,
my chest fills up with pain, regret, that I am not there.
I try to call to say I love them, miss them,
but no one answers the phone
cause it said “Restricted”,
so they couldn’t answer
so I started to fall apart as my heart kept breaking.
My eyes filled up with tears ~
As I hung up the telephone ~
so this is what it feels like to be truly
Forgotten and truly alone in life.
Even though I have been forgotten
I know God has put me here for a reason,
it was to discover myself, to grow closer to God.
Now I can overcome every obstacle in my life,
because through God all things are possible
as long as you believe, have faith in him.
Love,
Cynthia H.
Chicago Books to Women in Prison 