IT
IT attacked and raped a child
We put IT in a cage
Death shouts one Life shouts the other
But who is to really say
The laws are made to protect us
So long as us are them
The laws are made to punish
But it is innocents we condemn
We release the animal
IT starts life anew
The child’s punishment is for life
But what more can we do
IT attacked and killed a child
We put IT back in its cage
Death shouts one Life shouts the other
But only now we feel the rage
If an animal attacked a child
Not raped or killed… just maimed
We would have the animal “put to sleep”
And not felt any shame
~ Arnold Bailey