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Where a Life Sentence Should Be For Life - Emotive Write

I hope you rot in hell In your prison cell They should throw away the key You should NEVER be set free You were in a position of trust Where you satisfied your lust For you brutally defiled Many an innocent child You blamed your ‘immaturity’ For robbing children of their purity I hope you rot in hell In your prison cell They should throw away the key You should NEVER be set free Based on a current news story which has upset me so much I got up at 4am to write this poem 06~04~16

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John Scott

Date: 6/11/2016 9:39:00 AM

I too wrote a poem about something that shocked the UK in 1963. Its called "Moors Murderers" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moors_murders

Jan Allison
Date: 6/11/2016 7:15:00 PM

Oh gosh I remember the story all too well John Brady and Hindley - life should mean life:-( hugs Jan xx

Vladislav Raven

Date: 6/8/2016 6:21:00 PM

Hi Jan, when one feels strongly about something it does good to vent. For people like this life inside is deserved and let the rest of the prison know why they are in. Many things make me angry but you never hurt women or children, that infuriates me. There is no reason. They should throw the book at these people, personally I'd be more prone to throw an axe, but that's me Jan. Enough to say i agree with your sentiments. Lock him up, throw away the key. Hugs....Mike. XX

Jan Allison
Date: 6/9/2016 1:14:00 AM

I agree with what you say Mike and of course keeping this monster in prison will cost a fortune:-( hugs Jan xx

Lu Loo

Date: 6/6/2016 4:33:00 PM

Jan, this is a terrible news story. I can see why it would wake you up early and make you want to scream and shout at this jerk face. So sorry to hear this news, no child deserves such abuse. It makes my stomach sick. well written couplet, be blessed lady :)-luloo

Jan Allison
Date: 6/8/2016 4:01:00 PM

The perpurtrator got 22 life sentences with a minimum term of 25 years - what a joke - life for him should mean for life:-( hugs Jan xx

Carl Fraser

Date: 6/5/2016 2:04:00 PM

A prison cell is to good for them. Get em right off the planet i say . They dont deserve this one. Great write Jan on a topic that needs to be addressed a heck of a lot more. Blessings Carl

Jan Allison
Date: 6/5/2016 3:16:00 PM

Thanks Carl - the news story upset and I guess angered me so much I simply couldn't sleep and was still awake at 4am when i wrote this - feel better for writing it - it will be very interesting to see the sentence he gets handed out. :-) hugs jan xx

Caycay Jennings

Date: 6/4/2016 9:47:00 PM

I relate. I relate. I concur. I concur. I was afraid to read this, but you focused on your anger rather than heartbreak so I got thru without a'cryin'. This is a poet's therapy, what we do, have to do. You let it rip and you did it well. I hope it helped. There is a justice above and beyond what we have on earth. CayCay

Jan Allison
Date: 6/5/2016 9:27:00 AM

Having seen the news item I couldn't sleep CayCay it upset me so much - guess it is therapeutic to get it down on paper and I didn't vent as much as I could but I do feel better for getting it out:-) hugs Jan xx

Old Man Emu

Date: 6/4/2016 6:51:00 PM

Wow Jan, emotional write. There is justice in what you penned and few that be would disagree. Regards, Craig

Jan Allison
Date: 6/4/2016 8:13:00 PM

In my mind it would be criminal to let a person like this back into the community - it will be interesting to see what punishment is given to him when he is sentenced - just breaks my heart to even think of those poor wee mites he abused:-( hugs Jan xx

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 6/4/2016 8:41:00 AM

Yes, it is beyond upsetting. I understand how you feel.

Jan Allison
Date: 6/4/2016 10:14:00 AM

Thanks Richard I do appreciate your comment - I was in 2 minds whether to post it but I felt so strongly about it it preyed on my mind and I couldn't sleep and these issues cannot be simply brushed under the carpet:-( hugs Jan xx

Ilene Bauer

Date: 6/4/2016 8:30:00 AM

very powerful, jan! you've made your point very poetically...

Jan Allison
Date: 6/4/2016 10:13:00 AM

I couldn't sleep last night Ilene I found it so so upsetting and to think he tried to blame his abuse on 'immaturity' beggars belief - he is a serial abuser that is a fact and I hope and pray he NEVER gets out of prison and has no opportunity of ever re-offending:-( hugs jan xx

Joanna Daniel

Date: 6/3/2016 11:53:00 PM

Some things keep troubling our mind, don't they? "robbing children of their purity" - that really hurts!!!! Great emotive write, Jan:)

Jan Allison
Date: 6/3/2016 11:57:00 PM

It is such a horrendous crime Jo and to think his defence was he was 'immature' - guess he is going to get a stark reality kick now hopefully for the rest of his life :-( hugs Jan xx

Tim Smith

Date: 6/3/2016 10:57:00 PM

Acts like this really make my blood boil Jan. I would do a little more than throw away key. Does the Bobbit name ring a bell...great write

Jan Allison
Date: 6/3/2016 11:03:00 PM

Yes I did a limerick recently on a Bobbit type incident - and I remember he became a celebrity after his surgery lol. Seriously Tim I could have written so so much on this theme but in this case I think less is more - I just hope he is never released:-( hugs Jan xx

Arthur Vaso

Date: 6/3/2016 10:52:00 PM

LOL is usually me writing about controversial events, I think speaking up about the evil ones is always good! Well done! You are so diverse in your works!

Jan Allison
Date: 6/3/2016 11:00:00 PM

It is an emotive subject Arthur and I was in two minds whether to post it... it is a million miles away from my usual humourous writes but having seen the news story about this 'monster' I woke up at 4am with these words buzzing around in my brain and had to get it down on paper. I find writing so therapeutic and a great way to express my feelings. I did work with abused children when I did my training - the haunted look in their eyes I will never ever forget:-( :-( hugs jan xx