*****
JUSTICE PREVAILS
As they read the verdict,
I squeezed Momma’s hand so hard
that she screamed. Elrod was
getting lethal injection
for what he had done to my sister,
but still, that was not enough.
I let go of Momma
and looked around for something
that I could throw or stab
him with. I wanted the blood
back. I wanted to take
the law into my own hands.
Deputy Claggert walked by,
and, for a moment, I lost my mind.
Before anyone knew it, I had his
Model 19 Smith & Wesson in my hands.
Everybody hit the floor. I turned the gun
on Elrod. My hand trembling, I shouted
“Guilty as charged!â€Â
I squeezed for a moment, but I could
pull the trigger. I turned to his mother
and his sister. I pointed the gun at them.
The tremor in my hands become convulsions.
I turned the gun on me and screamed
an ungodly sound. I looked around.
The fear that I saw was not what I wanted.
Blunted, I fell to the ground.
*****
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