Dear Journal by Ashley BeaudoinDear Journal,
My eyes have seen the truth today.
My ears have heard enough.
These people dont want me to be here.
They think I am a hog.
I wasnt supposed to me here.
They didnt listen to the truth.
Hate for me is all they have.
The color of my skin is all that they see.
They dont see what type of person I really am.
Im not a killer.
I shouldnt be here.
These hands did not kill those men.
Why cant they listen to what I have to say?
My eyes have seen the truth today.
My ears have heard enough.
People here dont care about what is really right or what is wrong.
To see an innocent man die is all they want.
Strap me to that chair and pull that switch, but I will not die a hog.
I will die knowing I am a man that died because I was at the wrong place, with the wrong people at the wrong time.
I am innocent and I know I am right.
These eyes have seen the truth.
These ears have heard enough.
Just leave me be.
I am sorry for the trouble. 10/03/2002
Author's Note: This was written as a class assignment for a college writing class. We were reading a book and had to do a kind of reaction so I wrote it as a journal/poetry type writing.
Posted on 10/03/2002 Copyright © 2025 Ashley Beaudoin
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