Change has come now, I’m close to the ending, The rains are slowing and the clouds are thinning. The waters are receding and the worst is behind me, I’m just hoping that someone can find me. My village has been destroyed, the residents are gone, My throne has […]
This journey was horrible, my needs were dire, Resources dried up, lightening strikes caused fires. Rapidly raging burning out of control, Being corrected by a system that doesn’t have a soul. Mother Nature put her hand down and her hand was heavy, And my heart got broke like […]
So the winds got stronger, large gusts and gales, While this lady had my truth and her justice on a scale. And my lady had a little injustice of her own, Which solidifies the fact that I’d been removed from my throne. Didn’t see that coming, the rains […]
Beautiful blue skies with a touch of gray, Was normal for me, everything will be okay. Life is a wonder and while I find nothing surprising, None of us know what’s over the horizon. We all have our little bouts with pain, So when I saw the dark […]
Is your love for me really and truly unconditional? Stop it! For true love I would risk everything, give everything, take everything and sacrifice everything! You right, I’m selfish. Troy Simmons DOC #A405559
One day out of nowhere, Beauty apeared. Not only did I see it but, I met it and saw through it. And it was a mirror of the outside. I touched it, knew its scent and head its sounds. And one day, as if it were a vision […]
1) After all is said and done, Loyalty is what holds me true to form. That is why my head is up and my back is straight when you are near. [‘2018] 2) The one thing I wish i could change about myself is my incorrigible need to […]
From sun up to sun up and to hell when it goes down, And I mean that literally cause I use to feel hell bound. See luck is what happens when your actions turn face, For every action comes reaction, consequently that’s the case. So don’t blame ill-luck […]
Standing between brown ground and clear skies is a black man; In a world that doesn’t comprehend, realize or understand. That this Black Man with his heavy load and his strong hands; Is trying to live a simple life between instinct and circumstance. His peers hear the same […]
Not a day goes by that I’m not graced with her presence; So close at times I can almost smell her essence. Her fiery attitude to me is quite amusing; And that look in her round browns is oh so seducing. Clearly those browns are not pointed in […]
If you want to know the value of a man, look not at his material possessions. For it is the woman he holds dearest, that shows his gross worth. Troy Simmons DOC #A405559
My name is Mr. Troy Simmons and I am currently incarcerated at Marion Correctional Institution in Marion, Ohio. As of March 25th, I am 47 years old. I began my imprisonment in June of 2000′ with a sentence of 15yrs to life. In 2015, I attended a board […]
