The speaker recalls being told as a boy that crime does not pay and education is key, but he ended up in jail anyway. He looks around his cell and sees only gray walls, as the policeman told him that society will build more prisons than schools or hospitals. The speaker has realized that he is now a prisoner as a result of not heeding the advice given to him as a child.
The speaker recalls being told as a boy that crime does not pay and education is key, but he ended up in jail anyway. He looks around his cell and sees only gray walls, as the policeman told him that society will build more prisons than schools or hospitals. The speaker has realized that he is now a prisoner as a result of not heeding the advice given to him as a child.
The speaker recalls being told as a boy that crime does not pay and education is key, but he ended up in jail anyway. He looks around his cell and sees only gray walls, as the policeman told him that society will build more prisons than schools or hospitals. The speaker has realized that he is now a prisoner as a result of not heeding the advice given to him as a child.