The Life

 
Your room is coated desolation
It is there you will live a half-lit world
of muted noises and faded colors

It is there you are condemned
to eat only the blandest nutrients,
clothed only in a dirty towel

No reflective surfaces will display
your countless indignities

The only sounds to find your ears
will be the grinding of metal,
incessant wailing of crying children
and violent nearby vomiting

Your floors and walls to be shared
by several species of hungry insects

Your period of detention will be
no less than seven complete years

Welcome to the New Republic
Affordable Public Housing