Death Row

Ravens descend one day, from out of the blue
I stared for awhile, I flowed the mile
Black is the moan, deep, agonized, as sinful yet so true
I was staggered and frilled with glue

A neighbor sited me and sobbed, I wondered
“Is this again another soothing delight?
Remind me if I forgot, hopeless style pondered
Life today obliviously twists to an awful sight

Picket by fences and wire razed, I mend the innocent,
Awaiting merciless death row,
Thoughts stream widely from last night’s nightmarish blood flow
Stock-still I froze the hall, stressed chins and odor of peppered mint

Four guards; left, right, front and hind, chuckling my mind,
Chains around my ankles, separates the silence from time
Death row awaits me, I must repent, show me a sign
Echoed the voice from afar locked cell...“you are no longer blind!”

I wanted not to become the villain now to die,
Love and peace I hope to find, sighing last words of pressured cry
Lorgnettes in front of me behind shadowed glass, they’re the ones free
Imploring my death, applauding my time set,
My freedom, I beg, they have spoken none of as yet

I drift away, into nothingness, dark slither rumbling, and eternal sway
Death I know now, as not I have seen before
Calm and Zen soothing the slay of endless swirling fray
Deep hindered fear resides in thought of when I will blank the foretold day

Time reap the journey ahead and I realize
Today is the day I should memorize
Soon I will be verified and declared completely dead
Stump the moment of rile, I can still see my head
Distained space traveling further absorbing infernal bliss
Goodbye, bless the ones I have crushed with my crazed naked fist