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Murderer fingered by anonymous poet

An anonymous poem posted on lampposts and bus stops near a murder site in the UK has proved invaluable in helping the local police track down the killer of a 32 year-old man.

The unusual literary work suggests a racially-motivated crime, and even goes as far as to name the killer (name replaced by XXX in the copy released by police.)



Running from Paul Kelly

“Now I will show how a few words can be made
As sharp and deadly as any bwoy’s blade
How running away will not you save
The truth is there like an open grave
A defenceless man is dead and his blood’s gone cold
But the story of his end is going to be told
You can run and run till your shoes wear thin
And hope that you’re safe, ’cos of the colour of your skin
Paul Kelly lies dead, and who held the knife?
It was you, XXXXX, we all saw take his life.
“The New Year was but a short hour old
When you and your mates were: Oh, so bold.
You put us to shame,
But we did the same.
It was black on white, so it must be right
It was you who said: “He had it coming that night.”
Then you ran away and we turned our backs.
You said we would be next if we breathed a word
We took in your threats that now sound absurd
So we closed our eyes And took in your lies
“Now your filth lies burning inside us like poison and guile.
But soon all the s***’s gonna come out, so prepare for a trial.
So where will you run when, at last, you face a brave man?
You gonna run once more through the streets, all a quiver?
Will wash yourself down in the deep, deep river?
“Yow, young XXXX, where you threw the knife,
Listen to what I say and take good heed:
You can wipe your bloody hands in the grass, till they bleed . . .
But you will never, never get them clean.

Anonymous

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3 Responses to “Murderer fingered by anonymous poet”

  1. on 30 Mar 2007 at 6:46 pmshawn

    at the risk of sounding insensitive, haha…fingered…

  2. on 30 Mar 2007 at 7:59 pmGary

    when i saw i had a new comment from you, i knew what you’d say.

  3. on 31 Mar 2007 at 10:41 pmshawn

    aww…i’m touched

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