TO SIT IN SOLEMN SILENCE... - Francis Scott Key Poems

 
 

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TO SIT IN SOLEMN SILENCE...
To sit in solemn silence in a dull, dark dock,
In a pestilential prison, with a life-long lock,
Awaiting the sensation of a short, sharp shock,
From a cheap and chippy chopper on a big black block!

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