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Numbers add to nothing (Free verse) by Caducus

Eighth cell one man four straps thirty four years, five murders. Three syringes four guards eighteen Witnesses thirty four years - six months and four days, gone in two minutes eleven seconds. One Bible in two limp hands, One last thought 23-09-56 exodus. four tears sixteen smiles. One priest. One prayer. One day in America nothing changes.

lmp 19-May-06/11:58 AM
also, in re-reading, i think making more of aconnection in the last verse:

connect the priest to the bible, for certainly he would be holding one. his hands would not be limp, as he would most likely be standing and maybe even reading from it (another thought for numbers is to select an actual biblical passage the priest is reading, one that would include numbers). if the limp hands belong to a seated witness, then the bible could be laying on them, i suppose.

as i read this last part, i felt it should lead off:

one bible in
two calm hands,
one priest, reading Exodus
21:23-25


incidentally, I Wikipedia-ed the "eye for an eye" biblical passages:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_eye_for_an_eye
which coughed up Exodus, Leviticus, and Dueterotomy. since my biblical knowledge is minimal, i scanned the related wikipedia liks and decided that Exodus seems the most appropriate since it introduces the code of Hammurabi. Deuterotomy could be a second choice as it also includes passages about Moses' reaffirmation of his covenant with god before his death.

but that's my 15 cents...






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