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Public Execution:

Public Execution:

 

And on and on it draws closer

Looming up against the grey

And tightening like a noose around the neck

Of the chosen

 

The martyr swallows his pride

Proud to belief

That it’s all false

That its all chance

 

The wood creaks

As the steps draw fewer

The crowd screams

As the floor is gone

 

There's a creak and a crack

The floor falls away

The sinews of rope tighten

As the world turns black

 

And fades away….

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South African
Published
Jan 19, 2013
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