The verdict was reached
before you were even arrested ;
Evidence had been planted
before the crime itself took place ;
Witnesses recognised your distinctive features
though they’d never seen you before ;
Your DNA and fingerprints were discovered by
forensics who couldn’t find what they were looking for;
Clueless detectives and incompetent policing
led them unerringly to your door ;
Your accomplices though you had none
betrayed you to save themselves ;
As the toxic cocktail enters your veins
you can take comfort from the words of Saint-Just ;
Nature wouldn’t condemn an innocent man ,
clearly there’s been a mistake .