I am ashamed
That the name
Troy Davis
Will be remembered
For being a murder victim
By the hand of state
By the country
Where I live
He was
Made of flesh
Imperfect
Flawed
Accused
Convicted
Condemned
To death
Lethally injected
A death among many
Unjust
Killed in a country
That holds life sacred
At its inner core
Except if you are black
Or if you are weak
Or if you are poor
Or if you are lost
Or if you are homeless
Broken
Fallen
Undone by life
Or guilty
