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February 10, 2014
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When was
His
Last
Breath?
As a child
When the
Sexual abuse
Began?
Or when
No one moved
To Stop
It?
As it continued
With others
And he stood
Helpless?
Or when
He began
Beating the old woman
Who befriended him?
Some may say
It was on the gurney
In the blank white room
At the prison
When was
His
Last
Breath?
© 2014 Thomas W. Cummins
Tags:death penalty, executions, justice, poetry, prison, Sexual abuse
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February 10, 2014
—∞—
Where do they go
When they are gone?
That place
That gives them space
No compass pointing
No path suggesting
Stars to guide – growing dim
Silence, emptiness, yet filled – with loss
I call out lovingly
Listen hopefully
No appeal goes forth
No response returns
For it is only my heart
Trying to connect
Forgetting, actually,
Prayer
© 2014 Thomas W. Cummins
Tags:family, personal, poetry
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