IN THE OLD DAYS
the executioners wore hoods
in the days of public hangings
the public was invited to watch
and the man who drops the pellet
in the gas chamber is faceless
hiding behind a partition
as is the executioner
who pulls the lever
deserters are blindfolded
when facing a firing squad
and in Utah it’s optional
they offered Lorca a blindfold
but he chose to look them
in the face the
bullets tearing into his flesh
the day the dirt turned red
in Spain
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