Hard Rock Poem

Hard Rock Returns to Prison from the Hospital for the Criminal Insane

I enjoyed reading this poem because it showed a transformation in the man’s life. He went from a vicious beast that was out of control to a calm and collective man. In the poem it says that he had surgery to fix his anger issues. In my opinion I think he had a reality check that made him realize that he couldn’t live life the same way. Drastic things have to happen to people sometimes for them to realize that there needs to be a change in the way that they live their life. The man went from a maniac to a man that is amused at others anger. He matured in life and didn’t allow negative comments to consume his life. I feel as though he finally realized that his anger will get him nowhere and that his anger was out of control. With the changes in his life, this may result in the changes of other people in the jail’s life. People are easily influenced by their peers and this may make others realize that their anger was probably the main reason why they ended up in the prison. This poem also taught me to not be judgmental because people that have been in prison can in fact change for the better.