The push of that hard hand propels me down
My knees scrape the ground
The knots tight upon my wrists
I wait
Feel him there behind me
The cold aim of the weapon
Impossible to understand
A split second before the blast
Man’s inhumanity to man
God if you be
Grant me the courage
To die with—
Dignity.
(Previously published in Poets4Peace, Nov 2000)
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
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