a stolen innocence.

It is my final words. 

My mother bare and deceased 

Crouching by my feet. 

I exchange her culture, 

her tender speak 

I borrow ur time, 

and your mother’s tongue 

I take-

the mercy of a miracle 

& the holiness of a land by He 

To make my final plea.

O’ my judge, 

O’ my juror, 

May you pardon me. 

Or— 

To say the least, 

May you wonder about me? 

or the higher power which decreed your victory?