He grabbed me;
Attacking from behind;
His intentions clearly set in his mind.
Pressed against my neck;
A Shank;
Blood pressure rising;
I couldn't think.
I said, "It's Not worth all of this strife;
I know you're already doing life."
He replied, "I know this can't be right;
But you're gonna kill me tonight."
Time stood still and I could see;
Moments in my life passing before me.
Cold hard steel I felt beneath my chin;
Then his blade ripped through my skin.
One drop,
Two drops,
Then a Spurt,
Soon scarlet patches covered my shirt.
Tears were now flowing out of control;
I knew for whom the bell would toll.
Like soft clay in the potter's hand;
My body gave into his command.
While larger grew the crimson stains;
And life forces flowed from my veins.
Gazing into a bright ray of life;
The pain vanished; so did my fright.
A heavenly figure was walking in the sand;
And to me; I saw his outreached hand.
In my dazed state of blind confusion;
I thought I was seeing an illusion.
The light grew dim; he walked away;
Almost in a whisper I heard him say.
"My child; lay still and be strong;
Help is coming; and it won't be long."
My eyes and nose began to burn;
A cloud of smoke; I tried to turn.
Screams rang clearly through the block;
A key was heard turning the lock.
My eyes were swollen; I could not see;
The helping hand that dragged me free.
Then a smile I saw from where I lay...
'Twas a friend in Blue and Gray.
By Unknown Texas Correction Officer
