Reading a story about a man who was so much in love, finding out his partner was abused for many years. He extracted the revenge he thought it warranted – in a way he was right but to take the life of another is not the way. This is what promoted the writing of this short poem.

Many times, I saw you cry

When I asked, you told me why

You said you just wanted to die

The man you called father

Had taken you and gone further

Abuse was something you knew

It was then my temper blew

I caught him that dark night

And beat him out of sight

His face and body were bloody mess

Consequences of this you can guess

I’m sitting here in my prison cell

Waiting for the dinner bell

Soon it will be time for me

The scaffold is where I’ll be

So please don’t worry now

The times come to take my bow

I will to the end walk tall

Till the trapdoor ends it all

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  • lapasan on Jan 27, 2011

    The man had taken an extreme action that led to a tragic end to the story.

  • Larry Fish on Jan 27, 2011

    Incredible writing, so powerful.

  • The Quail 1957 on Jan 27, 2011

    Awesome poem! Extreme actions often do end tragically.

  • tonywriter on Jan 28, 2011

    as always another beautiful poetry Thanks for sharing :)

  • samgoldencoffee on Jan 28, 2011

    well written poetry.

  • Michal Dorcak on Jan 28, 2011

    Very good poem, made me kind of sad.

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