Expire
Expire
They are going to expire
Expire
Expire
They are going to expire
7 inmates on death row, the court vacates their stays
Asa says I have no choice
They will be killed within 11 days
The midozalam flows, from syringe through his vein
Jones gasps for air,
They say he’s not in any pain
Was Asa in the room when Jones was injected
Could he see through the mirror?
Did he feel disconnected?
Or did he turn out the lights and say a blessed little prayer
Perhaps he doesn’t know that
The truth speaks through our nightmares?
Expire
Expire
They are going to expire
Williams counts every minute, he is scheduled for Thursday
Will he ask for communion, or
Will he get a stay?
Genie decides to attend and witness Williams’ death
She lives 2 miles from prison
Will she watch and hold her breath?
When a loved one is lost, everything’s destroyed
But can killing another person
Ever fill that void?
Expire
Expire
They are going to expire
Expire
Expire
They are going to expire
7 lives, 11 days, the officers ask for reprieve
The load is too much, they say,
We’ll have no time to grieve
Why rush, why now, Governor, Citizens inquire.
It’s the meds, he says, the meds
that are going to expire
The meds
The meds
Are going to expire
The meds
The meds
Are going to expire