Burn, Baby, Burn! (was Re: death and the Death Penalty)

[Yoshie Furuhashi]

Angela wrote:
>well, how this is an acknowledgement of class anger and hatred WITHIN
>the context of an argument against the death penalty, i have no idea.
>it is pretty much an expression of anger WITHIN the reigning terms of
>recompense, retribution and revenge, however.

Here's a Langston Hughes poem for you.

*****  Dream Deferred

What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?

Or fester like a sore--
and then run?

Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over--
like a syrupy sweet?

Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.

Or does it explode?  *****

Yoshie