My latest class-inspired epic poem


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01/26/2007 12:15 am
This one is about the play "Twelve Angry Men."

[U]Twelve Angry Stanzas[/U]

Twelve good men were sent into
a room where they’d deliberate
by looking back upon a trial
with full control of one man’s fate

When first the twelve did take a vote
it seemed quite likely there’d be none
to vote th’ accused man free of guilt
but – gasp! – it turned out there was one!

The man was juror number eight
and in his mind there lived a doubt
and so he asked the others what
their votes of ‘guilty’ were about

Well Two just thought it plain as day
that this man should be sent to die
while Three and Four and Five paid heed
to one sad flimsy alibi

Six and Seven, Nine and Twelve,
Eleven, and the Foreman thought
the testimony proved it all
(and Ten just yelled and yelled a lot)

Well Eight sat down and took a breath
and slowly pointed out the flaws
in all the testimonies, while
the others listened (through clenched jaws)

So Four brought in the murder-knife –
‘twas quite unique (or so he claimed)
‘til Eight did jab into the wall
a knife that was the very same!

By this point, Nine had been convinced
and soon Eleven had as well
and then came Five and Six and Two
(and Three just yelled and yelled and yelled)

‘Twas six to six! The jury hung!
And neither side seemed poised to budge
depressed, the twelve decided that
they’d best just quit and tell the judge

But then a revelation came –
the woman who had seen the crime
had done so with her glasses off
thus rendering her nearly blind!

By now a reasonable doubt
was plain for everyone to see
(except of course for one slick chap
whom we all know as Number Three)

He yelled and spat and kicked and yelled
until at last he did give in
(the moral being this, of course:
minority votes always win.)
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01/26/2007 1:45 am
I actually like that movie... both versions.

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01/26/2007 3:17 am
To be blunt, I would have rather had just this poem read to me than watched the film.
For life is quite absurd and death's the final word, You must always face the curtain with a bow
Forget about your sin - give the audience a grin
Enjoy it - it's your last chance anyhow.

METOOB
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01/26/2007 1:59 pm
Actually a very very good summary of the movie... A well written summary for a well written film. Kudos.
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