GOT SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS
THAT WAS FIVE MONTHS AGO
A STIFF SENTENCE TO IMPOSE
FOR A MINOR CRIME, THOUGH.
THEN THE APPEAL WAS FILED
A FEW MONTHS TO WAIT
IN THE MEANTIME, DOING TIME
WAITING TO HEAR OUR FATE.
AS THE DATE DRAWS NEAR
BACK TO REMAND FOR ME
THE COURT PROCESS IS SLOW
TAKES A FEW DAYS TO AGREE.
ALL DAY YESTERDAY IN TANKS
WAITING, HOUR AFTER HOUR
MY NAME NEVER WAS CALLED
TAKES A LOT OF WILL-POWER.
NOW, TODAY IS MY TIME
THE THREE JUDGES ARE TRUE
MY APPEAL IS CALLED UP
FOUR YEARS IS REDUCED TO TWO!
HALLELUJAH, MY SWEET HONEY!
JEHOVAH WAS ALWAYS BESIDE ME!
JUST THREE MORE MONTHS TO GO!
OUR LIFE WILL SOON BE FREE!
1995 BY WAYNE J. WAGAR
