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To Each Of The Thugs Who Murdered Matthew Shepard
Even regret, remorse, or real repentence
should not reduce, by one moment, your sentence.
Too bad that we cannot, now, circumvent
the proscribed cruelty of punishment---
to treat you now as you mistreated him,
not for mere vengeance, or some savage whim
(as was your uncouth, shallow motivation)
but to give all the world a demonstration
that such behavior finds no toleration;
that none should be assaulted or stripped of
life just for who that person needs to love.
But you will face a far worse condemnation,
and into Lake Fire searing fathoms slammed---
and you can truly say, "Well, I'll be damned."
