Life of a Prison Wife

If you count your life in twenty minute increments,

In daily JPays instead of text messages,

You might be a prison wife.

If your eye never goes far from the phone,

If you have certain times you are sure to be home,

You might be a prison wife.

If five hour drives don’t seem too long,

If you break down crying at the sound of a song,

You might be a prison wife.

If holidays are lonely,

If blue skies make you grey,

If you pray to God to only

Make it through one more day,

You might be a prison wife.

If the mailman knows you better than your friends,

If you live for 2, 4, or 6 hours on the weekends,

You might be a prison wife.

When you’ve only met your best friend on video,

When two years isn’t such a long way to go,

You might be a prison wife.

If you sleep with a pillow sprayed with his cologne

To make the nights not feel so alone,

You might be a prison wife.

If stigma drives you crazy,

And the media gets it wrong.

If your vision is a little hazy

From crying all night long

You might be a prison wife.

If you’ve mastered the art of posing

Without any naughties showing,

You might be a prison wife.

If the normal gas station cashier

Has quarters ready for your bag that’s clear,

You might be a prison wife.

If the COs know you by your voice,

If no one understands your choice,

You might be a prison wife.

If friends stop inviting you for a night with the girls

Because they can't understand

How your whole entire world

Stops for a phone call from your man

You might be a prison wife.

If ramen can be used to make

Anything from pizza to a cake,

You might be a prison wife.

If you don’t buy jeans with holes,

If you have a count down til parole

You might be a prison wife.

If you always accept the charges

No matter the cost or how large it is

You might be a prison wife.

If three little words

Can make your days

If his voice being heard

Makes the world go away

You might be a prison wife.

If you should buy stock in Duracell

Cause you keep them in business... yeah well

You might be a prison wife.

If you get an email for your mail

If your heart leaps at a return address from jail

You might be a prison wife.

If he is the background on your screen,

If you’ve completely given up on shaving

You might be a prison wife.

If you speak in secret code

From rack up to lockdown

If the word inmate makes you cold

And you can plaster a smile over a frown

You might be a prison wife.

If you walk through hell with a smile

Because you know love is worth while

You might be a prison wife.

If the distance is only temporary

But his love in your life is necessary

You might be a prison wife.

If you are stronger than you ever thought

If you’ve beaten all these wars you’ve fought

You might be a prison wife.

If you answer questions

For the thousandth time,

And still teach people lessons

On how to be a wife,

You might be a prison wife.

If you are the definition of loyal

Through the blood, sweat, tears, and toil

You might be a prison wife.

If you hold your head up high,

And every day you get up and try

You might be a prison wife.

If you look to the future instead of the past

If you live each day like it’s your last

You might be a prison wife.

If you are beauty and you are grace

Even though you think you’re not.

If you look hell straight in the face

And say “gimme all you’ve got”

You might be a prison wife.

If you sacrifice so he can be

Taken care of until he is free

You might be a prison wife.

If you learned basic car repair

If you hold it down cause he can’t be there

You might be a prison wife.

If visiting rooms mean a date

If you worry when he calls late

You might be a prison wife.

If you fight for prison reform

If saying “shut up” to a recording is the norm

You might be a prison wife.

If you don’t fit the mold

But still you smile through it all

I will give you my hand to hold

I will help you when you fall

Because we are sisters,

We are family,

We are prison wives

Admin- Megan

Strongprisonwives.com

12/13/2017