Bless Him

this cell
with light
bright as sun
sun bright but
dark night
because of hood
because they leave me
naked cold
to die or
break
like animal

and i broke now
howl like
american coyote
i read in book
but crueler still
than anything i see
in movie
and why this hate
everyday on their face
and why here
chained to this floor
like dog
to urinate
to defecate
cry like baby

such shame
to die in such place
worse than animal
i said to them
worse than dead
and they laugh
and ask same
every day same
i tell them
yes i am terror yes
i am worst nightmare
and if they
let me out
i prove it