Poems from Folsom Prison

These poems came from a place within a Finnish man's mind, to escape the walls of confinement. They reflect the turmoil within the prison, and to look back at the peace and tranquility of a former life. I was an "e;outsider,"e; and not in the good graces of the "e;jailer"e;. Therefore, the only thing I could do, was to rely on my Finnish mind. The Finnish term for survival is called "e;Sisu"e;. They had my broken body, but not my mind.