August 11: My jury has convicted ...

My jury has convicted, they sent the two boys down

For a bashing and a robbery, on the other side of town

A terrible beating, unprovoked and undeserved

Although they are in custody, they won’t just get time served

Minding his own business, as I told you just last week

Set upon and damaged, no trouble did he seek

Bail refused for both of them, and bloody rightly so

Though bail is not a punishment, she did not let them go

Robbery in company, inflicting grievous bodily harm

Twenty five years the maximum, that should bring alarm

Their young years will be spent in jail, watching each other’s back

An unguarded violent cauldron, and repeated revenge attacks

Me. I have no sympathy, for their outrageous acts

The Judge she will determine, appraised of all the facts

A suitable long-term sentence, to reflect their heinous crime

Don’t make plans for the future boys, you just won’t have the time