Lawrence Hall, HSG
The Boy in White
He paused in the sun, unsure where to go
His uniform was new and neatly pressed
He carried a new blue mattress and two plastic bags
Containing his prison issue for the next three years
No guards were near so I talked with him
I didn’t ask him, but he freely spoke
He told me his story; it might be true
And then
Authority told me to move. I wished him well
He was paused in life, unsure what to do
A frightened teenager in his new prison whites
