Haiku and Howard League

A haiku submitted by one of our readers:
A Diminishing Flame
Cold eyes and hard floors
Torn apart, Spit at, and pain
Darkness, hope is gone
–Radhika
Also, a reminder: The deadline to submit your essay is May 1, 2010!!! That’s less than a month away.
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Haikus on Child Imprisonment

Here are some Haikus on Child Imprisonment and Related Issues:
Saturday Night Regret
I miss you, my child.
Your heartbreaking fingernails
reach through the bars.

Taytay Jail, Manila, Philippines
1 meter by 5
—sit, sleep, stand, sit, sleep, stand, sit—
I am Dennis, 15.

Right and Wrong according to a 7-year-old
I have a right hand
but no wrong one. Except for
when I hold [...]