The death penalty
Vengeance and
Murder legalized
Sanctioned
By the state
No less
Something
That is part
Of a system
That is so beyond
Corrupted
It's not just insane
It's down right scary
Surely it can't be
Part of the great
Land of the free
Not us
Not here
But alas
My dear friends
I am ashamed
To say it is
More than that
I am sickened
To say it
One in ten
People executed in
This country
Are innocent
I ask you
Please tell me
How exactly
Is that not
Murder