5. Billy, the Kid Part 2

Continued From: 4. Billy, the Kid http://www.poetrysoup.com/poems_poets/poem_detail.aspx?ID=195852 **************************************************************************** Yes he did kill but it was a justifiable sin. If Billy hadn't killed them they would have killed him. Some say he killed for vengeance but that was never his means to an end. If he killed for anything it was for Justice for the murder of loved ones and friends. Many don't speak of or even know this, but back then this is what all who knew him saw. Legally sworn Deputy William H Bonney, sworn to uphold the law. Billy was once a bonified lawman with full authority to issue warrants and make arrests. He could kill in the line of duty without fear of prosecution, imprisonment or arrest. The Law Was Sworn First To The Lawman To Ultimately Serve And Protect. Billy was one of many lawmen known as The Regulators. They were law that Lincoln County would not soon forget. Many today also jump to the conclusion that Bonney was Billy's birth name. He actually didn't begin to use the name Bonney until a few years before he was slain. Where the name Bonney came from is still the unanswered question that continues to remain. This issue alone has been known to drive historians insane. **************************************************************************** To Continue Go To: 6. Billy, the Kid Part 3 http://www.poetrysoup.com/poems_poets/poem_detail.aspx?ID=195848