LET HIM SWING

when the word comes down guilty
send him to the rope let him swing
let him pray let him holler
send him to the rope let him swing

I won’t waste my words or my time
trying to explain why things are the way they are
it brings me great pain
to sift through the evidence of two separate truths
that’s not news to you

when the word comes down guilty
send him to the rope let him swing
let him pray let him holler
send him to the rope let him swing

it’s exhausting to construct the sentences
compile the evidence to trump your rebuttal
do you feel the same?

when the word comes down guilty
send him to the rope let him swing
let him pray let him holler
send him to the rope let him swing

when I face you you get quiet and it makes me ill

when the word comes down guilty
send him to the rope let him swing
let him pray let him holler
send him to the rope let him swing

send him to the rope let him swing
send him to the rope let him swing

 — Allegheny Morning Sky