false accusation

Nowhere to run

Nowhere to hide

I must come out, my hiding done

To face my fate, I rather would die

My body shaking

My vision fuzzy

The only sound is my heart’s rapid beating

Breathing becoming a struggle

The crowd of people staring

Though I try not to become aware

Of their judging that is growing

As I walk before them

I stand up tall, still afraid so

I must wear my glass mask of shame

Admit I am wrong apologize for my actions

Though the blame I carry is not really mine

The verdict stands GUILITY

My punishment is coming

My mask and I falling down

As my emotions start to show through

No place to hide no place to even run

False accusations causing a life

To be undone, becoming a shadow

That haunts an innocent man