Marie Popol you are accused <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of slaughtering a farmer <\/p>\n\n\n\n
With his own shotgun <\/p>\n\n\n\n
How do you plead <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I do not recognise this court<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That is of no matter how to you plead <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I milked the cow for over a year <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ankle deep in liquid shit <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I stole its milk for profit <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The calf suffered because of this<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And was later painfully slaughtered <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So that the wealthy of this town <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Might dine in style <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I was close to the heart of this creature <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Which was shattered <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I found this tragic <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And then the farmer dismissed me <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because I would not grant him favours <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was as I was walking across the fields <\/p>\n\n\n\n
That I saw a raging pyre in the mid distance <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A pestilence had overcome the farm <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Due to the filthy conditions within<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I watched the pyre take hold <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of the carcass of my holy cow <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was destroyed in front of me <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alone in a sea of flames <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I wept bitterly for the rest of this day <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And then shot the farmer to death <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The following morning <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the sun illuminated the valley <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Guilty or Not Guilty <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ask the farmer <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Guilty or Not Guilty <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ask the cow <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Guilty or Not Guilty <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ask the calf<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Guilty or Not Guilty <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I ate of its heart <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It tasted bitter <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Guilty or Not Guilty <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Do with me <\/p>\n\n\n\n
What you will <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Marie Popol
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