She was a gentle elderly lady <br />Who was always helping everyone, not shady <br />She tended to the sick and gave to the poor <br />She loved all so much, she was so pure <br />She had a cat, she loved so much <br />That was always in her lap, in her clutch <br />She left the garage door, cracked opened each day <br />She never worried about being another's prey <br />One day on the couch, she sat reading a book <br />When in her garage door entered a crook <br />She screamed and she cried, 'What are you doing here? ' <br />He grabbed her by the throat and she was in great fear <br />He stayed and tortured her for so many hours <br />She was so overcome by his strenght and powers <br />I feel great sorrow as I write this story <br />Her murder was mother's day, much to his glory <br />I was at her trial, November of last year <br />And since her death, I've shed many a tear <br />He sat there glaring at us so proud <br />The picture's we saw, shouldn't have been allowed <br />I felt rage and grief and stared back at him <br />I hoped his outcome would be real grim <br />He said he was guilty when the judge asked how he pled <br />It took four days for the verdict to be read <br />I held my breath, while I awaited the sentence <br />I knew death should have been his pentence <br />The jury, they couldn't come to decision <br />The judge decided it would be life in prison <br />In Texas, that's not a long sentence to pay <br />You can get out in forty years, not another day <br />It was capitol murder and he should have got death <br />I will see he stay's in prison, till I take my last breath <br />The picture's that they showed, are etched in my mind <br />This animal shouldn't live among mankind <br />She is in heaven now, living with my mother <br />At least once more, they have one another!<br /><br />Donna Nimmo<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/my-aunt-s-murder/
