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A Way with Violence
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A man,
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cloaked in abnormalities
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walked through the streets,
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filling mailboxes with homemade
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explosives; he bombed the dogs,
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ripped open windows,
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and cursed over the houses.
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When caught for suspected vandalism,
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the police had nothing to convict him
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of—
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of freedom,
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he became the next
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one imprisoned
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by innocence
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until proven guilty—
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which never happened.
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25 Mar 07


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