#deathpenalty
Lawrence Hall, HSG
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Another Argument Against the Death Penalty
Each one of us is a murderer
To someone else whose memory is long
Dec 3, 2024
Dec 3, 2024 at 12:39 PM UTC
Death penalty: could
be, but it's risky to train--
executioners.
Apr 21, 2023
Apr 21, 2023 at 2:10 AM UTC
They lead her out in irons
Like butchers lead a sheep
The screaming of the sirens
Awakes the town from sleep
On one arm walks an elder
On the opposite a priest
Behind, an executioner
His eyes raised to the east
Is this not what He wanted?
On Earth as in the sky
Just as Our Father promised
We'll see His enemy die
Around the grim procession
The people come in crowds
To see the wrathful session
Beneath the darkening clouds
Awaiting her arrival
At a place arrayed with skulls
For the sake of their survival
The congregation culls
Is this not what we wanted?
On Earth as in the sky
Just as Our Father promised
We'll see our enemy die
They hold her in position
Her face against a wall
Expecting some contrition
Expecting her to stall
But though her eyes show terror
They also show resolve
No apology for error
No need to be absolved
Is this not all they wanted?
On Earth as in the sky
Just as my father promised
They'll see his enemy die
His weapon at the ready
The headsman heaves a sigh
A lengthy hesitation
That makes her wonder why
She glances past her shoulder
At the killer in his place
And suddenly goes cold
As she sees her father's face
Is this not what you wanted?
On Earth as in the sky
Just as your Father promised
You'll see the enemy die
[Her] Coward!
[Executioner] *******
[Elders] Demon ****
[Crowd] **** **** ****
×××××××××××××××××××××××××××××
The old man holds a grimace
And tightly shuts his eyes
His soul he sees as sinless
As fast his weapon flies
May 22, 2022
May 22, 2022 at 7:25 PM UTC
Maybe the Prisoner was Already Dead
“...he stepped slightly aside to avoid a puddle on the path.”
-George Orwell, “A Hanging”
Evening. Maybe he was already dead
Dead long before the State boys strapped him down
And a functionary started an I.V. drip
Left arm? Or right? In a cinder-block room
Fluorescent lights
With windowed faces posted on both sides
Testaments to the protocols of death
The liturgy of falling away because
He and the lads murdered a helpless man
Fluorescent lights
He breathed. And then he didn’t. His bowels let go
And did they put a Band-Aid on the wound?
Fluorescent lights
But now
Let’s go outside and feel the wind
We live
Apr 25, 2019
Apr 25, 2019 at 4:01 PM UTC
People get killed for killing somebody, but people are trying to teach society that people shouldn't ****** because it is illegal...Ironic!
Apr 4, 2019
Apr 4, 2019 at 9:21 PM UTC
One by One
One by one! (boom, boom, boom)
One by one! (boom, boom, boom)
One by one! (boom, boom, boom)
One by one! (boom, boom, boom)
One by one! (boom, boom, boom)
One by one! (boom, boom, boom)
We’ll **** them! (boom, boom, boom)
One by one! (boom, boom, boom)
We’ll **** them! (boom, boom, boom)
One by one! (boom, boom, boom)
We’ll **** them! (boom, boom, boom)
One by one! (boom, boom, boom)
We’ll **** them! (boom, boom, boom)
One by one! (boom, boom, boom)
Murderer! (boom, boom, boom)
We **** them. (boom, boom, boom)
Murderer! (boom, boom, boom)
We **** them. (boom, boom, boom)
One by one! (boom, boom, boom)
We’ll **** them! (boom, boom, boom)
The innocent! We’ll **** them.
One by one! We’ll **** them.
The innocent! We’ll **** them.
One by one!
You killed them! So we’ll **** you!
One by one! We’ll **** you!
One by one!
I killed you! So they executed me.
I killed you! So they killed me.
All I ever wanted. Was to be set free.
But I killed them! So they killed me.
Freedom from death was my reason to live.
(C)2013 Aa Harvey. All Rights Reserved.
Apr 28, 2018
Apr 28, 2018 at 2:00 AM UTC
They’ll fight for your life,
Until they change their mind
Because it is written.
May 16, 2014
May 16, 2014 at 1:30 AM UTC