COTORRA BOOKS
I was here...
Don't do as I did.
Do as I say.
If not...
You could quite possibly be here
for an even longer stay.
Prison is where
you'll finally learn patience.
Yeah, I know
it will seem hard at first.
But gradually you'll misremember
most of those former thirsts.
No more hot sex
with your cute lil lady.
And you can forget alllll about
being a true father to your newborn baby.
At times life will seem harsh
and your dilemmas so damn wrong.
But that's why old heads in the main yard
be telling young guys to stay strong...
And you best learn to curb that slick mouth
and those reckless ways.
Words are wind.
But if you speak the wrong words
to the right person.
You can quite easily watch
as your dismal prison sentence extends
and extends.
by
Ray Childress
Scratching On A Prison Wall