Odel went through these dark halls of hell, <br />because a jury sent his soul down a well. <br />They didn't give him that much time, <br />to pay for the silent witness' crime. <br /> <br />Odel Barnes, your name has been smeared. <br />But one day you will be posthumously cleared... <br /> <br />But what does that mean? <br />To his sister that's seen, <br />life drain from his eyes, <br />and in death he now hides. <br /> <br />Now why is there a stranger from another land, <br />that can see there was no blood on his hands? <br /> <br />Now Odel Barnes is finally free! <br />But not in the land of the living, <br />so he can never be. <br /> <br />Odel, Odel, <br />I know your name so well! <br />A martyr for America's crime. <br />An unsung hero, <br />that will never have time. <br /> <br />We can say all that 'nothingness', <br />about your soul being with God! <br />But it's just not enough. <br />The pain was too hard.<br /><br />Cerys Grant<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/odel-barnes/
