Jailed and Attacked

Caught in the crossfire of a political feud,
Paul Whelan is jailed in a Russian room.
An American Marine unfairly held,
now attacked by another inmate soon.

He falls victim to the prisoner’s ire,
while nations strain on either side.
Locked away, yet feeling the fire,
caught between a U.S. and Russian pride.

In Russia’s prison he’s known as another number,
sufferance and pain his daily plight.
A Marine and citizen has no slumber,
for hardships and attacks make for sleepless nights.

Yet the truth behind Paul Whelan’s plight
is known to his nation across seas.
They will fight in shadows of night,
for justice to come in time with ease.