Declared Worthless,
I'm not a criminal
I've got a problem with alcohol,
a murder was committed
and I took the fall.......
Blacked out and dont remember
the events of the night before,
but coming to in a pair of cuffs
and the slamming of a cell door...
The judge read off the charge
that led to my arrest,
He shook his head and said
Son, you have failed at lifes big test....
A unanimous decision of guilty
thats whay the juror read,
a tear spilled down my face
as I realized what was said....
I was sentenced to death
by lethal ejection,
they said I was a cause
of societies infection.....
My last few hours alive
spent with my family brokened hearted,
knowing it wouldn't be much longer
before I'd be departed.....
After my family was led away
I was strapped to the gurney,
the facts weren't even presented
cause I sold out by my attorney,,,,,
Once wheeled into the chamber
they opened the blue curtian,
and all the faces I seen
had looks that were un-certian......
After the poison was injected
my body started to convusle,
and fifteen minutes later
my body had no pulse.....
As the preacher stood over me
he said, Lord, what a mess,
He should have been given a chance
instead of being declared worthless......
Copyright © Noel Potter | Year Posted 2012
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