M's Poetry
Innocent Man
*for my uncle Marty*
Each morning I rise
and I pray to God
that one day I will return
to the world I left behind
to the people that I love
It's been ten years
since I've been locked behind these bars
and by rights I should be free
cuz I am a innocent man
You can take a man, break his will
make him bad, label him a outcast
but each day I am the keeper of me
and I know my heart
despite what your verdict is saying
and I know I am a innocent man
and I refuse to lie down
refuse to give up
nothing worth fighting for
is free anyways
They put me in a place
where the sun refused to shine
they tried taking my soul
but my memories remained
of that once-upon-a-time
and yeah I know the outcome
it's all right here in my mind
it tells me one day I will walk free
even if it's death that frees me
One day at a time
that's how I live my life today
still praying and hoping against the odds
the truth to be revealed
cuz I refuse to lie down
refuse for my soul to diminish
under this weight of society
cuz I know I am a innocent man
I know this can't be how my life will finish....
2005@ Copyright by Megan Bishop
Each morning I rise
and I pray to God
that one day I will return
to the world I left behind
to the people that I love
It's been ten years
since I've been locked behind these bars
and by rights I should be free
cuz I am a innocent man
You can take a man, break his will
make him bad, label him a outcast
but each day I am the keeper of me
and I know my heart
despite what your verdict is saying
and I know I am a innocent man
and I refuse to lie down
refuse to give up
nothing worth fighting for
is free anyways
They put me in a place
where the sun refused to shine
they tried taking my soul
but my memories remained
of that once-upon-a-time
and yeah I know the outcome
it's all right here in my mind
it tells me one day I will walk free
even if it's death that frees me
One day at a time
that's how I live my life today
still praying and hoping against the odds
the truth to be revealed
cuz I refuse to lie down
refuse for my soul to diminish
under this weight of society
cuz I know I am a innocent man
I know this can't be how my life will finish....
2005@ Copyright by Megan Bishop
