Last Words Ii Poem by Imelda Ortega Suzara

Last Words Ii



In Virginia: sentenced to die by choice -
Gleason, a prisoner who had murdered
Three men, criminals whose deaths would rejoice
Good Society; victims - first, second, third,
He claimed, were like him also criminals.
'But I've never killed innocent people.'
Failing examination, the finals
Deciding his guilt, cap not nun's wimple
On his head, with face masked, strapped to wooden
Electric chair, he was smiling, winking,
Nodding at having done the forbidden.
'Kiss my *ss' in Irish Gaelic thinking,
'Pog mo thoin' said without elocution.
'I choose to die by electrocution! '

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Note: this is the 2nd attempt at using the same couplet 13g 'elocution'/14g 'electrocution' to match Last Words, but this one is based on a real execution R Gleason and his last words; Google search online news especially IrishCentral.com; another telepathic collaboration sonnet, with some online research on a real criminal's death experience
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