Life is so fragile and unpredictable, especially when you are in a gang or in a life of crime. It__ like playing poker; you think to yourself that you have a good hand. However, it is only when you reveal your hand do you sometimes discover to your horror that someone else__ hand is better.
The prison bars deny you the now. You are forced to always think about the past or the future.
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The prison bars deny you the now. You are forced to always think about the past or the future.
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