Dead Man Talking
What is six and a half years in jail
When a day seemed forever in hell
To a man innocently denied
That "justice for all" still is true?
And what is justice delayed
Being judicial...
To a man snatched away from loved ones
Who have always believed
In his innocence?
What if the man did not have--on his corner,
His lawyer, Joel and reporter, Laura? Or
His children, and--yes, his mother? And--
What if the man responsible for the crime
Did not come forward?
To all within earshot, not heartbeat
Of the case...will these words--
"Faith," "truth," "circumstantial" and
"Reconnection" mean anything at all?
When asked about his life in prison,
The man said, "I kept to myself."
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Submitted on May 02, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 653 |
Words | 122 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 5, 5, 4, 2 |
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