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Kill the Man
I only pulled the trap door lever
Executing another’s command
Hands off system; very clever
–Soul and body soon severed–
But I did not kill the man
I only built the scaffold high
Crafted from another’s plans
Done so that a man may die
–Mine’s not to ask why–
But I did not kill the man
I ordered what the jury saw fit
Solemnly stated from their stand
Put down in legal writ
–Officious wisdom infuses it–
But I did not kill the man
We only reflect society’s mask
Obey society’s demand
Only did what the people asked
–Our civic duty, civil task–
But we did not kill the man
Sudden crunch as rope snaps taut
–Other lives torn asunder–
But…
We did not kill the man.
–William Martin