A Case File With No Term

what happens when they bury the wrong man?

There was no drummer’s memorable pound,

no heavenly sound,

winter burials would freeze in the ground,

they would decompose slower

than those buried in the summer,

six feet, not an inch lower,

but the grave held the remains

of a murderer totally insane,

reality damned,

because they may have buried the wrong man,

there was an exhumation order placed,

they needed a DNA traced,

even with a body that has been in the ground

for over a year,

identification could still be detected,

what remained was the fear,

that the man they were looking for was not there,

a case file with no term,

the detective felt himself squirm,

he had to admit a private truth,

the murderer was supposedly planted like a tree,

and all the while,

he was just running free.

Reviews

[poetic soul]

pretty interesting...i loved the title at the first go, coz i am a lawyer, doing specialization in Criminal Law... i m adding this to my library to read it again...which i would wanna...once i m a lil more free ..done with exams that is..
i like the ending...a very mysterious metaphorical raw touch given to it...

[Misty Blue Eyes]

WOW this is such an interesting and powerful poem you have created

[Adelia Alighieri]

This is such an unique idea! Brilliant how you execute it!

[Ruth]

OMG! You know, I often think about things such as this! What does happen, my guessing is no one is held accountable!
Awesome!
xx

[Cherrie Palmer]

this poem plays out a whole story, very good I enjoyed reading it.