HEART OF GOLD, HEART OF STONE

--A Poem About Jodi Arias--

Heart of Gold 

Heart of STONE in that moment

you wish you didn't own

But what else could you have done to save your life

except twist and cut and threaten with a gun?

Now you abide within harsh walls

dreaming, pacing , drawing , planning

away from the sun and bereft of 

those happy days of having fun 

Now each day you bring a bitter biscuit to your lips

and sweeten it with the blood of your dead lover

For in this way you help yourself recover

You cleanse your soul

And address the suffering others

You seek peace 

But cannot rest in the slow pulse of time 

which measures your Time

for what people call a

crime