So Speaks, A Bent Man

An expanded and edited version, of my poetic review, of Icelandicblue's poem, "Bended Backs of Broken Men". http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/icelandicblue/1191590/

A moment ago
I was free
And innocent

Walking the streets

With my family.

Now
I stand before you.

Convicted

And condemned

To death.

A hangman's noose
Is placed
Around my neck

Before its tighten.

Found

Guilty of a crime.

Because
I have a different
Skin colour
Than you.

For this sin
I will die
With a clear conscious
And peace of mind.

Regardless
Of what your God says
Or does to me

In the afterlife.

Author's Note

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