| The
Undiscovered Country
(letter
to the Governor of Oklahoma, March 1, 2001)
Robert Clayton stands accused
Of crimes he cannot defend
And for his transgressions the court decrees
His life must surely end.
It seems this fellow has a low IQ,
He's really not too bright.
But he knows the difference 'twixt life and death
And tells the day from night.
Now some may think it a blessing
To end a weary life
And some decide death for themselves
With pills or gas or knife.
But making that call for another
Is such a fearful thing,
To play both God and executioner,
The death knell's dirge to ring.
For God demands accounting
On final judgment day,
And for the hastening of that time,
Good souls devoutly pray.
So keep in mind eternity
When witnesses you spurn
To exile a soul to the other country
From whence no one return,→
If you overlook a suspect,
A "lost" confession invoke,
And then the allegèd murder weapon
With phony blood stains soak!
Who knows if his heels shall kick at Heaven
Or St. Peter welcome him in?
'Tis not our business who shall ascend
Or who'll go down in sin.
But have a mind for your own fate:
A sheep or fallen goat?
Your destiny may well depend
On what you did under oath!
March 2001
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