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Gass Chamber

the bones are the first to know,
they hum a low dirge,
like a bass line in a dying bar,
deep under the skin’s slow retreat.

blood stumbles in the corridors,
loses its way in the veins,
tries to remember where it used to go.
the heart?
it forgets the beat,
like a drunk forgetting the name
of the woman he once begged for.

lungs collapse

Categories: death penalty, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse

Musing on the Death Penalty

A double murderer
Shot before a firing squad
Justice or revenge?

An eye for an eye
So, the old law book conveys
Punishment for sin

Society’s way
To rid town square of wrongs
Yet, death row awaits

The hangman stands by
The masses don’t know his name 
Pulls the trap door latch

The cycle repeats
With no real decrease in crime
No one ever wins 

Justice will make

Categories: death penalty, 12th grade, abuse, death,
Form: Haiku

Ironic

Why oh why not commit suicide 
Rather than unalive other people 
There is a blackness in a heart
To do such a thing for any reason

Of course one must be disturbed 
But that seems like a whimsical word
For such a despicable human 
Old enough to premeditate murder

A photo and we see skin hair eyes 
Blessed to

Categories: death penalty, america, art, grief, poetry,
Form: Free verse

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Abolishing the Death Penalty: A Case for Humanity

The death penalty, a practice rooted in antiquity, continues to evoke controversy and ethical dilemmas in modern society. Despite its purported role in deterring crime and administering justice, the death penalty stands on shaky moral ground and should be abolished for several compelling reasons.

Firstly, the irreversible nature of the death penalty is inherently flawed. In

Categories: death penalty, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse

death penalty

shedders shards hover
if there is not a purpose~
life has no meaning

limb amputation
your life left in a child's hand~
a burden you are

soul shattered remains,
where did eternal love go~
death it does seek

Categories: death penalty, abortion, love hurts,
Form: Senryu

Corrupt Judges Are Alive, Breathing and Mooching

There are words that I want to say to the corrupt judges
But I am too civilized and decent to put them on paper
Most judges in this mess have their brain on crutches
They collude with double-dealing lawyers who beg for favor
The system is illogical, arbitrary, unjust, unfair and impartial
Justice once existed in the Bible. These days,

Categories: death penalty, america, betrayal, corruption, judgement,
Form: Rhyme

Death Penalty

Pretending a pregnancy,
Killed a pregnant lady;
Carved out baby for her own;
Child now 16; killer was executed Tuesday.

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Categories: death penalty, child, murder, sorrow,
Form: Couplet

Death Penalty

Death Penalty


Sonny Johnson’s home was on the street
   Sharing space with rats who nibbled at his feet
Until he moved his blanket to the county jail
   ‘Cause someone said he stabbed a white female

He faced the court without a scrap of money
   So no lawyer of renown defended Sonny
A jury

Categories: death penalty, death,
Form: I do not know?

Death Penalty

I was good, 
You turned me bad,
We hijacked her,
I was caught 
I was taken and locked up,
You were still free,
I hate you for this life I live now,
In fear knowing I’ll die,
I stood by you while you killed her,
You murderer,
You monster,
I get blamed, and you go free, 
I say this is not fair.

My day is

Categories: death penalty, death,
Form: Free verse

The Death Penalty

I’m a little firework
Halfway towards the sky
That’s burnt out to dust
Into nothingness
And now I have to die.

I was a crow, flying through a tree
Tried to slalom through the branches.
The thorns clipped my wings
Here the handcuffs cling
Because of my murderous advances.

I’m a crooked atheist
I don’t believe in hell
Or in a Summa Bonum
Or in heaven, like some.
Once

Categories: death penalty, angst, death, faith, philosophy,
Form: I do not know?