Death of the Innocent Draft

Pine trees
Dancing in the breeze.

A man on death row
Praying on his knees 

They think justice they sow
For one more breath he says please
They say no

Those eyes look back in contempt
A fair system is the concept 

But this man is innocent 
Still he will die a guilty man tomorrow 

The lawyer has done all he can
This surprisingly happens often

Maybe that penalty we should soften
I don't know. An innocent man on the row
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Hankins Avatar
May 30, 2021 at 6:24 PM
It does happen, and it is so sad. Justice is sometimes served very, very cold and uncaring.
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