CAPITAL CRIMES

 

 

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR A HEINOUS CRIME

 

MUST ALWAYS BE CONSIDERED, OVER DOING TIME

 

SINCE THE BASTARD WHO DID IT DIDN'T CARE

 

SO LET'S SEE THE S.O.B. GET THE ELECTRIC CHAIR

 

 

THERE ARE THOSE WHO FEEL THAT THE BETTER WAY

 

IS TO FORGIVE THE TRESPASSER, KNEEL DOWN AND PRAY

 

BUT IT SEEMS THERE'S MORE TO IT THAN TO LOVE YOUR BROTHER

 

HOW ABOUT THE VICTIM AND ABOVE ALL , THE MOTHER?

 

 

IF THE WORLD IS TO SURVIVE WITH SOME SELF RESPECT

 

IT'LL DEPEND ON THE APPROACH THAT WE ALL SELECT

 

TAKE RESPONSIBILITY IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER

 

FOR TEACHING OUR CHILDREN TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER

 

 

BY STARTING WITH THE BABIES AND CARRYING ON THROUGH

 

TILL DEATH DO US PART AND WE BEGIN TO IMBUE

 

A FEELING OF PURPOSE IN ALL OF OUR CHILDREN

 

WE WILL CERTAINLY IMPROVE THEIR CHANCES FOR HEAVEN

 

 

PERHAPS BEING HARSH ON THE ONE HAND, NURTURING ON THE OTHER

 

WE'LL REVIVE AN ATMOSPHERE OF LOVE FOR OUR BROTHER

 

AND DIMINISH THE CRIMES THAT WE FIND SO HEINOUS

 

AND PUT THIS DEGRADING ERA BEHIND US

 

C.K.Roshong.

 

7/8/94

PORTSMOUTH, VA