A Letter
You truly will never know what a letter can mean
Until you’ve been where I am or seen what I’ve seen.
I’m confined to a world behind four (4) walls
Where no one can see me, and I receive no calls.
Often I sleep; awakened – alarmed!
Thinking my family, loved ones or friends may be harmed.
I quickly thank my God for giving me love and a sense of peace -
Thank God again! - Its just a dream – as I come to my senses
I look out my “window” and still see the fences!
I make it, somehow throughout the day;
Quiet prayer to be heard- awaiting mail call;
But “none for me”, they say.
When nobody writes, times seem really hard,
Not a letter, a note, or even a card.
Looking for a little word or two to say
“Everything’s okay”.
A few small words to ease my mind,
Kind words, well wishes – just knowing you’re there
Anything to show that you care.
Yet still I fall to my knees night and day
Praying to my God that you will remember me one day.
You will never know what a letter can mean
Until you’ve been where I’ve been;
Or seen what I’ve seen.
-Kenneth Louis Wells, Jr.
(November 12, 2012)
