Ride the Lightening.
Strapped to the seat with leather cuffs,
I pray for mercy from up above.
I regret so much, but it isn't enough.
The crowd are all waiting, and they're waiting for blood.
It's not like I don't deserve it, I do- I know,
I've took lives away, now I have to go.
I can say I've changed, but that is a lie,
I know that my fate is binded.
To stop me writhing in guilt may even be kind,
I created a river of blood- and here's where it winded.
I was foolish enough to fire that gun,
So I'm riding the lightening, can't hide and can't run.
Families of my victims of all I've have done,
from them I have no forgiveness and expect none.
As the lightening flows through me, the darkness nears,
I'm falling to hell, not heaven, I fear.
My life dwindles and justice is served,
my soul goes below and frees the world.
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Submitted on October 16, 2012
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
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| Stanza Lengths | 18 |
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