some have plush new carpet
some have beautiful smiles
many have two weeks vacation
and others go many a mile,
some have amenities; state of the art
some force your focus to a line on a chart
many have rings, flowers, witnesses, vows
others distract from what’s happening now,
some take the form of liquids, powders or smoke
some burst your back; work you down to the bone
others turn serious topics to jokes
yet others appear when we feel all alone,
some crystallize patterns repeated intime
some stream into view: connected online
many attract with glamour, glittering shine
others inescapably lie within minds,
some are created through generations of lives
some we all share; body’s burden in kind
no matter in which types of prison you find
yourself trapped; know we’re all here inside | RO