SADISM
THE CASUAL SADISM OF THE JESUS BED
Gabriel was childlike with a teardrop tatt under his right
eye + an impish grin He said: I wonder if I will go to
Heaven or Hell? Grin now a mega-watt smile He was
just out of his teens death row Texas
The warden said he’d watched hundreds of executions +
felt not a shred of remorse or anything resembling compassion
He added: They don’t deserve to choose their last meal Did the
victims get to choose Tacos or BBQ? No Sir
Anderson Cooper then took us on a tour of the facility deep in
the bowels of the penitent-iary The gurney is called the Christ Bed
See Gabe with arms outstretched A chemical-crucifixtion Few fight
the guards most docile with fear soiling themselves on the long walk
home
I killed a cop but it wasn’t on purpose He stepped in front of the
getaway car Why didn’t you stop? asked Anderson Because I
was trying to getaway Cop’s family ushered into room adjacent to
Christ Bed +watch the spectacle through a glass darkly
Still feeding slaves to lions in the Coliseum? Though if the Cop were
my son my brother I may discover reasons to watch the needle crucify
Gabe Hard to know but I am thinking so I’m a better person now
I found Jesus Christ +my wife conceived all 3 kids here Gabe testified
Cop’s wife exits the final-exit chamber She says: Our eyes met We had
a special connection Some in the audience heckle catcall Gabe’s
wife is carried out on a stretcher And there is a steadfast shortage of
gasps Swing Low
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a matter of days until Spring 2016
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