The Man I Killed

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When they tightly strap me in, give me lethal injection, 
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Just a few moments to live, no remorse for what I did, 
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It was for the betterment of man, I gave the utmost 
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sacrifice, 
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Before more damage could be done I took his life. 
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There was a split second of silence when the dart punctured
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the skin, 
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Beady eyes rolled back in head, the body dropped from the 
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poison, 
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They could incapacitate me, but could not erase my sneer, 
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I heard a thousand people screaming, while three billion 
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others cheered, 
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He was gone, and I would soon be... 
 
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Executed by the state, all appeals would be in vain, 
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I was not criminally insane, in fact, I was found to be, 

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An otherwise caring and respectable member of society, 
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A minor threat, except for that one man I killed. 
 
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As the sedatives take effect, I just smile, close my eyes, 
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There's a priest kneeling next to me, he asks me if I 
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realize, 
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I was going straight to hell, and he thought that I should 
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know, 
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That the man I killed's replacement planned this whole 
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Scenario, 
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And what I did had no significance at all.