about his life in prison now that he is 21 and born again
he wants to make it on the outside where the cards are stacked
against him because he is “institutionalized”

“Late one night in my cell a lifer named Bobby said, ‘Look it homey
you don’t want to end up like me, I’m a grade A gutter hype
a real bottom feeder’”

Bobby’s words may be the spark of hope that sets a fire
in the heart of a boy behind bars since the age of 12
to flame away the walls of indifference and despair

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