Death row swan song
There’s no moon to shine
On the solemn night
The stars has siege, prior to dawn
Death has painted the skies dark
Like a grave
The whole prison yards commemorate
To enormous silence
A sign of respect
To honour a fellow comrade
Who will be the next visitor
Of hell
Before the daylight spell
At 0500hrs
The death row inmate
Stood still on his last pray
Speaks to God, come what may
He will endure, for crime does not pay
The execution is here to stay
A new scene appears
Fellow inmates singing in unison
Song after song synchronized
To the tune of the last Beethoven
On earth
To send one of them to Hell or Heaven
God knows
For, come 0530hrs
Another death certificate
Circulates
07/01/2008
Republic of Singapore
poem by Sulaiman Mohd Yusof
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