[the Writing of Kuypers]
after appeals, her sentence was finally set
she had the right to decide when her death would come.
but this court thought they would be nice
and you know, they set it all up in court
and everyone at the court thought she was
and you know, they could be nice to her there
she’s not guilty, of whatever you think, she’s not guilty
so giving her the right to decide when to dis
and you can call yourselves a court
post World War II
so now we, like death sentence protesters,
but we know we’re pounding our little fists
so thank you, whoever the Hell you are
even though the rest of us aren’t ready
that the torture in her concentration camp
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Death Sentence
the verdict has just been drought in
the defense lawyers seemed to have a magnificent case
but the evidence against her was overwhelming
but because of her “good behavior”
when they gave her the death sentence
Not if she’d die, not how she’d die,
those aren’t her choices
and at least let her decide how quickly
she wanted to go
everyone there was wearing their lab coats,
looking very professional
the nicest woman possible
(but, we all thought that outside of the court too)
but she’s been handed a death sentence
without anything ever being her fault
is not a gift everyone who is committing a crime
is allowed in this abomination
but I know it is like my mother has been tortured
in her Lithuanian gulag concentration camp
and now you give her the right to decide when to die
how good of you
want to fight against this sentence
want to protest, want to make change
at closed and dead-bolted doors
and we doubt anyone can hear our pleas
for giving my mother the right
to decide when to die
to decide is she should die
at least now, lucky for us, she chooses
can finally stop, even if freeing herself
means her death
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