Slipped Through

The Offender
Slipped through
the restraints
Killing an officer
Father of four
with fury
that a rookie
would escort him

No more bedtime stories told 
No more baseball games will be watched
No giving away of the bride
A family's loss
due to an inmate's rage

At trial
the offender claimed
that the officer
had owed him 
a cell phone
as he made a payment
through a pen pal
No evidence suported
This

With all the strength
of a "Sampson"
The Offender
lacked the 
internal courage
to own up
to what he did
Hopefully the needle
will be 
a 
friendly reminder....................