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Walking straight, walking tall
Like the shadows on the wall
Soundless footsteps in the hall
Velvet feet that fail to fall
Now you see him, then you don’t
Down the colonnades of time
Clothed in vogues of yesteryear
Details stark in black and white
Innocence shown far too late
Hopeless to avoid his fate
Black blood splashes, spatters, pools
Justice failed to find its weight
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©Denise G Allen, 03 June 2013 11:17
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04/06/2013 at 5:32 am
whew…intense piece…and a vicious end as well…when justice fails what is left?
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05/06/2013 at 6:22 am
Just so, Brian. At least things have improved somewhat with DNA testing, etc. so I hope justice is served more often than it used to be.
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04/06/2013 at 8:58 am
This is breath taking… wonder who you’re referring to.??
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05/06/2013 at 6:25 am
Nobody really, just in general how often the wrong people were convicted and punished by the death penalty which is so final. For expedience sake often too.
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04/06/2013 at 10:00 am
Is this about killing a spider?
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05/06/2013 at 6:26 am
Nic… well, I suppose it could be… 🙂
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04/06/2013 at 10:56 am
Scary, Adee.
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05/06/2013 at 6:27 am
Dreadful days… still around in some places unfortunately.
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04/06/2013 at 4:54 pm
Powerful words, adee. Well written.
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05/06/2013 at 6:28 am
Thank you so much, Hope.
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04/06/2013 at 9:53 pm
A powerful quality, but difficult to get a handle on it!
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05/06/2013 at 6:32 am
How often in the past the wrong person could be convicted and lose his life. The last line was meant to wrap it up – scales of justice…
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05/06/2013 at 10:07 am
I see!
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05/06/2013 at 7:22 am
Very powerful stuff, Denise. We have a lot of history going on TV at the moment. The Tudors were by no means blameless and I was reminded of many who lost lives without blame then.
Thank you
John
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05/06/2013 at 8:45 am
DREAD-full times, John.
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