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Sentenced

July 11, 2011
By EmilyClaire GOLD, Centralia, Washington
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Who, if not you?

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Trapped within the confines of time,
And sentenced to eighteen years.
Caged within a number,
Subject to society's fears.

Charged with a crime,
But no real trial.
The verdict unfair,
But the ruling final.

Freedom was lost,
Before it begun.
The war is over,
and I haven't won.

© Mary A., Fullerton, CA

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