maximum security

through barriers and gates
remotely operated doors and
countless security checks
we come to a 8x6 cell
steel door with a slot for food
and one at eye-level

inside a cot, a stainless steel sink
a lidless toilet
this is the temporal abode
of the likes of dennis rader
and paul bernardo
in splendid security
and utter isolation
they will vegetate

on the outside, for some
the space maybe more confining
and perhaps less regulated
but
___________________formidable

life!