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December 23, 2023 at 10:33am
December 23, 2023 at 10:33am
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Prisons

Papillon the Butterfly,
if held in Alcatraz,
would never flutter to the sky,
or Sing Sing all that jazz.

Never held in Leavenworth,
Capone he could not fly,
and Attica would be the fourth
of prisons we could try.


Line count: 8
Rhymed abab
For Express It In Eight, 12.23.23
Prompt: Alcatraz.


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