Letter from Inside: “The Reality”

by Isabel RoseWritten 25/03/26

The Reality

The loud sound of banging gates and keys jingling

The scent of cigarette smoke in the indoor cell lingering

From no air, to mesh covered windows

It could be one day, 2 or three, but nobody knows

The song of the birds matches the sound of the trolley

As the world rumbles, a plane will depart

The sound of these things remind me not to worry

I haven’t been left alone, I’m not stuck in the dark

Everyday when I wake up, I am one step closer to freedom

It’s been over 2 years and my family? I still haven’t seen them

The strength of one is what keeps my heart pumping

Sometimes they tell her why don’t you just go home or something?

As the day goes by, I often sit and wonder

But someone once told me, absence makes the heart grow fonder

My life is not the same and never will be

The day I leave this prison, I will finally be free

The truth is something many people can’t accept

But as the days go by, I don’t live in regret

I am proud of the person I have become

But life wouldn’t be this way if it wasn’t for some

So, if you feel like that person might be you

The hug and the thank you is way overdue

I love so hard with all my heart

Strength is a form of gratitude and practical art

I thank you for the days ahead

Even though I sleep on a wooden bed

I admire you all from afar

Thank you for healing my emotional scars

Yours Isabel Rose, written on 25/03/26 ♡