With Precious Metals

Sitting in a row
Three prisoners knelt
Side by side
One fitted
With precious metals
That always stay bright
Proud of his effortless shine
Another wearing metals
Equal in brilliance
But requiring constant polish
He was also quite proud
Of how brightly
His metal shined
Even more than the first
Because his metal shined
From constant work
The third made no attempt
To shine his metal
For he knew no one
Not even the jailer
Is impressed
By a prisoner's chains