Murder In The First Degree

By Zhee

Bound and paralyzed you sit
Numb with glacial fear,
Silent prayers choke the soul
For your god was never there.

Tortured memories wail
For a life now tainted red,
Ravaged, the broken body weeps
For the desecrating dead.

Darkness shrouds your eyes,
The injustice within burns,
“Respect is a word,” says the priest
“Dead men will never learn”

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Copyright 2004 Zheala
Published on Friday, September 17, 2004.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • worm On Monday, August 7, 2017, worm (1149)By person wrote:

    come back and write more...

  • knightmirror On Wednesday, October 13, 2004, knightmirror (426)By person wrote:

    *Silent prayers choke the soul*...amazing line in an extraordinary write....believe it or not this is the first i've read from you and i must say i've been missing out...****-knight

  • Angst Queen On Friday, October 8, 2004, Angst Queen (370)By person wrote:

    if i ever stop writing i'll end up like this. love the poem

  • mysticventures On Monday, September 20, 2004, mysticventures (527)By person wrote:

    a simply chilling portrayal (execution by electric chair perhaps?)

  • stuart_pid On Monday, September 20, 2004, stuart_pid (135)By person wrote:

    i really like the wording of this poem. i'm not quite sure what it means but i cant stop reading it.

  • A former member wrote: well this was one for choking on , harsh, with meaning, yet stilled flowed smoothly.

  • A former member wrote: i like the way your works like these are short and yet whole. no need for further elaboration, it says what it does well and without the incessant rambling such as I dwell into. well done.

  • JiNx On Friday, September 17, 2004, JiNx (98)By person wrote:

    wow... hmmm

  • A former member wrote: I'm scratching my head here.

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