Women and Prison Judith Clark's poem, "After my Arrest"

Katelyn Dunn June 21, 2004 EN12 The Response Paper <Tab/>The speaker in Judith Clark's poem "After My Arrest" is torn away from her daughter and her freedom when she is thrown in jail. She no longer has the unadorned "everyday/pieces" (lines 1-2) or things that we take for granted. The speaker does not even have the simple freedom of wearing her favorite " bright pink Indian shirt" (line 3). She loses the ability …

…back the hands of time and get back the years I have missed with my mother because of her incarceration. My mother is in jail because she committed a felony and not only does she understand that she has to pay the price for her wrongs, but I understand too. I will always be here for my mother, and I know that although she is in prison, she will always be there for me too.