Beyond The Bars Comments

A life lived in pure misery and self satisfaction can be very dreadful. Even so there is still a light at the end of the tunnel. Repenting of ones ways and then seeking a better life. Released from the prison of despair to the doors of happiness. Most enjoyable.

Realizations brings peace and enlightenment..this hopeful account, first takes you to the gloomy world of sin and misery, and then finally to peace and joy of liberation....a lovely write dear Valsa!

This is a simply amazing poem. The speaker has had an impossible life of disappointment and violence but instead of sinking deeper into his negative thinking which always reasons him to the use of violence something new and wonderful has illuminated him and he sees the true path. This is a kind of secular miracle. It's obvious a big part of his problem comes from a lack of patience. Hopefully, as he experiences the happiness of his new life, he will also acquire the patience to make it last.

Thought provoking narrative, very realistic in content, with a message of hope and redemption. A great write ma'am Valsa.

A Thought Provoking poem from your pen. Today after being imprisoned for many years, and tough punishment he went through, he realises the worth of life, he wanted to start a new life. The person whom he chopped can it be compensated back, his families. Can be compensate back for what he had done. Can he correct it. One realises the worth of life too late. Concluding stanza is beautifully portrayed, where he regret for the loss...That really make sense for his imprisonment. Loved it from your pen...Valsa.

In a world of crimes rooted from the circumstances and contexts we understand how terrible certain times the captivity is when the perpetrator of odds finds no solace. Reading the mind of a redeemed prisoner is here your earnest effort with right perception. The reminiscences of the man reformed here have the touch of reality and your rendering style has added to its merits, madam.

A life of crime redeemed. What a Wonderful Lesson in a poem. Crime does not pay and even if you are evil you can eventually find your way. The lesson in the poem and the way it is told is worth a thousand books. Very excellent! Amazing!

It's one of the greatest poems I ever read. Great feelings and sublime emotions.

What empathy! To walk through the circumstances and experience the feelings of aloneness and remorse and then deciding to change for the better, one day at a time....beautiful write! I particularly like these lines: I must go back to life, so sadly lost And live for the day I will make a new start I hope I can make it, at least have to try And realize the dreams I still hold within my heart! It is so touching!

Entering rhe mind of a convict with such brilliant insight and lines that are so powerful, we all are capable of change! I love this vivid portrayal!

But years of confinement have changed my life I am determined not to give up my fight And start a new life. Life gives a second chance to do so. Inner feelings nicely developed in the poem. Thank you.

a morale of a lone convict and beyond his resurrection Scenes reel back casting dark shadows Of the fated day I had to leave my home Handcuffed and guarded by cops on either side Despised by all as one so loathsome I had in me, then the heart of stone All I could think was of my own gain Thoroughly swept by the rip - tide of illusion

A portrait of refinement a rectification of life which though realized after passing through a rough terrain.... very well penning and a thought provoking one. Thanks for sharing

Circumstances make a man beast or human and after having committed crime realisation came in cell and longed to be a man of substance.......Valsa.......so profoundly portrayed......as usual great write

such a thought-provoking write Valsa. unfortunately in our country prisons are still to be transformed into correctional homes. as you so powerfully portray, there's a man still not dead inside a prisoner.

An impressive description of a criminal who being convicted thinks to restart a life in a right way.