Freddie Robinson Jr. Poet Dramatic Verse

Death Sentence Innocence

Roman capital punishment,
crucifixion morphed into 
another raised gravity depravity
Guillotine justice dropping down — 
off with the heads of the enemy!
Sleepy Hollow gangsters Herod-ing into town
Time pendulum swinging ... 
death sentence methods changing again
Face the firing squad
Termination by little lead sledgehammers
hitting the head bullet hard
That final granted death wish stick smoke last seen
came from the barrel of smoking guns
The temporal blade is ever swinging
in kaleidoscopic frenzy fatally spun
Change the reel on the snuff film again
Strap the condemned into an electric chair;
place the rubber cap on their head,
after shaving off the hair
Gov’ment gotta get a false witness or two
to make the charges stick
Media static permeates the air,
news flash:
Executioner has the day off,
a nurse said the death doctor was sick
Then the metal switch morphed into a plastic syringe
Lethal injection with enough poison
to make a grown elephant of a man cringe
Tear a futuristic page from ancient history,
fact check the story if you need ...
DNA results came back: it said
the death row candidate was innocent
But the brigandine centurions wouldn’t listen;
they turned an adder deaf ear, they didn’t wanna viper hear
Pilate decree taking place as scheduled — 
never mind that the convicted is innocent,
State sanctioned murder must go on
Although, the torture inquisitors can’t yet prove it,
they know the condemned did something wrong
Three days later, the psychic judges were told
the dead body was resurrection exhumed
The next termination iteration 
is weaponized sonic waves, I presume

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Richard Lamoureux October 25, 2017 at 12:16 PM Disturbing but a fun one to read Freddie.

Alexis Y. October 25, 2017 at 9:44 AM What a well written write a topic that many wouldn't dare write about. It so sad to hear that an innocent person got the death penalty or a life sentence. Excellent write-Alexis

Vijay Pandit October 25, 2017 at 8:20 AM This is quite relevant ---many stories in the news of innocent people sentenced to death--written with passion!

Silent One October 25, 2017 at 5:58 AM Freddie in response to your comment to Jonathan, you are a much better man than me.. if anyone hurt my wife or my children, i would want revenge and I would hurt them back too.. A great poem that is thought provoking and could start a big debate..

Freddie Robinson Jr. October 25, 2017 at 12:42 AM Ty for your kind comments, Jonathan. No, I wouldn't want my family's murderer to be put to death. A life sentence in prison is more humane. We as a society shoulda evolved past an eye-for-an-eye Old Testament judgment. I live under the New Testament law of grace and forgiveness, my friend. Love and peace always.