When Stone Crumbles

by Lu   Jul 4, 2009


R.T.V.W CLUB CHALLENGE ...

Topic: 1976 Canadian House of Commons abolishes capital punishment.

When Stone Crumbles

An "eye for an eye"
by the hand at throne
- while -
Thou shall not murder
remains carved in stone

( Vengeance or justice )
- One must ask

To protect the innocent
seemed to slant one way
- while -
many innocent were executed
before times of DNA

( Innocent until proven guilty)
- One must ask

Does color of skin
influence the mind's vision
-while-
imposing the death penalty
does race blind decision

( To kill one who kills -murder is murder )
Does one need to ask ?

Thou shall not murder once carved in stone ... until the stone crumbled
- by the hands of man -

_______________________________________________
If you have a moment ...

I would really like to hear your thoughts on the death penalty [ FOR or AGAINST] and why.

_______________________________________________

Before the introduction of DNA many innocent people were executed.

Take a look at the list of those freed from death row ... it may just change your mind if you are FOR the death penalty.

http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/innocence-list-those-freed-death-row

THANKS TO NEMA for this eye opening challenge ~hugs~

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  • 14 years ago

    by Samuel Dimafelix

    I really really like your style i wish i can make one like this..

  • 14 years ago

    by TJ Arizona Eagle

    This is a subject that is endless in pros and cons.

    A little girl is brutally murdered and tortured, we scream revenge. Jump throw the hoops of reason and make a decision he should die.

    Do we later begin to wonder if it's wrong, does a doubt the size of seed begin to grow?

    Heavy decision. But a wonderfully done poem.

  • 14 years ago

    by Rachel RTVW

    I wanted to add that I liked the repetition, and the structure with the punctuation gave you a chance to reflect.....The piece was very meaningful!

  • 14 years ago

    by Courageous Dreamer

    This poem caught my eye because of the title, I never have heard of stone crumbling! Very original idea. Then reading the poem I saw a whole new different meaning then I thought behind the title. This poem was truly original in many ways. I was not expecting a poem on the death penalty, an interesting topic but you executed your thoughts perfectly in this write. Well done.

  • 14 years ago

    by Rachel RTVW

    Thought provoking and informative. Nice job!

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