Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 9672 FROM BEHIND THESE BARS IT IS FROM BEHIND THESE BARS THAT I HAVE SEEN THE BRIGHTEST SUN RISE ANEW IT IS FROM BEHIND THESE BARS THAT I HAVE FEARED AND ENVIED THE LONELY EXTERIOR IT IS FROM BEHIND THESE BARS THAT I GRASP THE COLD METAL TRAY OF TODAY’S WARM OFFERING IT IS FROM BEHIND THESE BARS THAT I REST, ENCLOSED, ONCE PEACE- FUL, ONCE FEARFUL IT IS BEHIND THESE BARS THAT I EARNESTLY PLOT MY ESCAPE IT IS BEHIND THESE BARS THAT I REST AS YOU GUARD THE DOOR FROM INGRESS OR EGRESS IT IS FROM BEHIND THESE BARS THAT I CRY BITTERLY ABOUT VAGUE INJUSTICES BUT, IT IS FROM BEHIND THESE BARS THAT I FIRST HEARD THE BECKONING OF A MORNING DOVE IT IS BEHIND THESE BARS THAT YOU CAME AND GRANTED TENDER VISITATION IT IS FROM BEHIND THESE BARS THAT I HEARD THE JANGLE OF KEYS, THE PROMISES OF FREEDOM IT IS BEHIND THESE BARS THAT THE SIMPLE BLANKET OF A FEW KIND WORDS WARMED THE COLD COT IT WAS FROM BEHIND THESE BARS THAT I HEARD THE HALLWAY ECHOES OF YOUR VOICE LAUGHING, WITH OTHERS IT IS FROM BEHIND THESE BARS THAT I WATCHED YOU TURN THE KEY, EXPRESSIONLESS BUT FOR A NAR- ROWED EYE IT IS FROM BEHIND THESE BARS THAT I LEARNT OF WHAT I CAN AND CANNOT DO IT IS BEHIND THESE BARS THAT YOUR GAZE AND YOUR OFFERED HAND HAVE SENTENCED ME IT IS BEHIND THESE BARS THAT I AM DESTINED TO DIE IT IS FROM BEHIND THESE BARS IT IS FROM BEHIND THESE BARS FROM BEHIND THESE BARS BEHIND THESE BARS THESE BARS BARS SIMON RAAB