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THEY SAY THE DEATH OF ONE MAN
DIMINISHES US ALL,
BUT I HAVE TO WONDER IF THAT'S
REALLY THE CALL.
WHEN PEOPLE CRY FOR EXECUTIONS
THEN CHEER AND SHOUT,
HAVE WE NOT LOST SIGHT OF WHAT
HUMANITY IS ABOUT.
DO WE SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS BY
KILLING SOME MORE,
WHEN KILLING IS WHAT WE
SAY WE ABHOR.
CAN WE JUSTIFY OUR PAIN AND
DOES IT FEEL MORE REAL,
BY SACRIFICING A POOR FEW
JUST TO PROVE OUR ZEAL.
HAVE WE CURED THE CANCER
WE FEEL SO DEEP,
BY INJECTING THE POISON
THAT BRINGS ETERNAL SLEEP.
AND AFTER WE ARE SURE
HE IS DEATHLY STILL,
WE THEN BURY HIS BODY
UP ON POTTER'S HILL.
THERE ARE NO PLAQUES TO TELL
WHO IS IN ETERNAL SLUMBER,
JUST A VERY SMALL MARKER WITH
A COLD LONELY NUMBER.'
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Richard Rossi, 50337, December
1994
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