Poetry
Poetry is an allegory that tells no tales. It has no race or gender, no ego or attitude. Poetry is neither big, tall, short or small. Most of all poetry allows various incarcerated men and women to express their pain, their visions and their remorse with a meek and humble approach. Humans of San Quentin would like to share their poems with our readers. Give us your feedback and please, tell a friend. We hope you allow us to open our hearts and share our poetry with you.
Please enjoy the poems below,
Alex – Poetry Director
“The Image In The Mirror” by Edwin
The Image In The Mirror Looking through the mirror cast by a five-year-old reflection. Hot lead is raining from every rooftop, the peaceful avenue cracks, violently slicing that air between my five...
“One of life’s many currents” by Kelvin
Life shows up in A myriad of ways Such is the ebb And flow of life. Basking in one’s idea Of prosperity? The Upper echelon? Or The simple pleasures Of unrestricted freedom. Falling prey to seductive...
Touched By An Angel… by Antwann
Touched By An Angel... I have a sense of gratitude to God for blessing me with the ability to share precious moments with a woman who meant the world to me. Just the thought of her stirs up...
Move it Along Shitheads, Suicide Watch & I Was Once Insane by Jerry M
Move it Along Shitheads Iron doors clang Like ancient gongs Calling the devout to prayer. Belly chains constrict And leg irons jingle With each trudging step... And grown men weep. Move it along...
“The Love Chide” & “Life Is a Circle” by Eddie
The Love Child After nine months the time was right a child was born in God’s sweet sight Now who’s to know the child’s destination after all, life is filled with Satan's temptation One day an...
“Let Freedom Ring” by Gene
It's all about being Free doing the Month of Black History. Abraham Lincoln set the slave(s) free in 1863 in his Gettys Burg address speaking out for independence. I had A Dream by Martin Luther...
“Again and Again,” “What Goes Through This Mind,” “Stop The Violence,” and “The Night Before” by Jeffery
Again and Again How many times have I been here? Again and again... In the same space leaving a trace Of an identity after these many years... 23 Still learning to identify with this But miss the...
“Meaning Of Clouds” by White Eagle
Clouds are beautiful in their many shapes and sizes, colors and purpose. Clouds bring rain and generate life. They renew Mother Earth and all her growing creations. Clouds can bring positive and...
“A Voice Unheard” & “I Go Where The Wind Blows” by Jerry
A Voice Unheard I cried so loud no one could hear. High decibels with unreasonable fear. No one heard, nor fostered my strife. I was all alone detached from life. I wished in a whisper, hear my...
Frozen, Fairytale, Why, My Many Thoughts, Beauty Is Infinity, Alien, Picture Meditating, Family, and Anger and Bitterness by Alex
Frozen Frozen in a block of steel Where has the days gone, When did the nights end. Was there ever a dawn? Just yesterday, I sat and watched my kids play. Now today, They sit and watch their kids...
“Humans Write” by Crandell “Ojore”
“Instead, ask your numerous populations
Why police brutality and firearms ovations
Are the result of misrepresentation, miscommunication.”
‘Downtown Monday Morning’ & ‘Kepler vs. The Sun’ by George ‘Mesro’
“Instead, ask your numerous populations
Why police brutality and firearms ovations
Are the result of misrepresentation, miscommunication.”
“To the Wicked”, “Tears Of A Dead Man”, “Lethal Injection” & “LWOP” by My
To the Wicked Creating a lifetime Full of haunting memories Not even a hurricane storm Can produce enough rain drops To compare to the painful tear drops My victims must cry. Breaking the Golden...
“Voices” by Michael
Voices A Call To Mindfulness While Incarcerated I hear their voices...daily So present, so near Voices that attempt to interrupt the search for peace...freedom I hear their voices.... So familiar by...
“Together Beneath the Star Filled Sky” by Donald
Together Beneath the Star Filled Sky Midnight brings us together beneath the star filled sky, in our hearts, in our minds, with our spirits and in our love for one another, even though we are miles...
“Broken” & “Eyes of Hopelessness” by Jamsson
As the world continues to spin, Dark clouds begin forming over me, Self-destructive I became…
“Light At The End Of The Tunnel” by Richard
“I’m an innocent man who has been on Oklahoma’s death row for 24 years for a crime I did not commit. My case has garnered international attention over those years”
“Somedays” by Steven
Somedays Some Days I can’t stand to look in the mirror Trying' daily to find relief through written scripture Even though the melanin in my skin tells me I'm built to win This battle within and...