Originally shared by ****

Originally shared by ****

Makes me wanna holler
-j.c.kendall

What if it was you that was strapped to that chair?
What would you think of the people that put you there?
What if you laid there with that needle in your arm?
What if you could not prove that you did no one harm?

Would you pray to your god, and would you ask him why,
If people were issued passes just to come and watch you die?
As they fastened that rope around your sweating neck
Would you look down and say goodbye to those you respect?

There are laws in this country that must be obeyed
Men fought for this nation with lives down they laid
Every person is subject to our system of Laws
It’s the best country on Earth despite all our flaws.

But, at what point does it matter if someone gets away,
If we actually do kill an innocent man someday?

There are fates worse than death, and with death, you get no mulligans.
We either respect life, all life, or goddammit, we don't