Death Penalty Poems - Poems about Death Penalty

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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Pretending a pregnancy, Killed a pregnant lady; Carved out baby for her own; Child now 16; killer was executed Tuesday. Thursday011421PSCtest, 20-word max-do it with feeling, Line Gauthier, sponsor. 4P...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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