Bat out of Hell - Ronald Clark, Jr. Florida Death Row

Written by Ronald Clark, Jr.
The Death Row Poet

March 10, 2005

I was living life
Like a bat out of hell.
Then I dropped into
A Death Row cell.
Yes, my life
Came to a halt
And I can truly say
It was my fault.
For I was doing drugs
Hanging with thugs.
The price I paid
For the mistakes I made.
The prices were high.
For people would die.
Now for another man’s lie
My life will be lost.
Thus he does not have
To pay the cost.
He was the triggerman
Enemy one.
Called me friend -
And put me under the gun.
But that’s the life-
The life I was liven
Yes baby -
It was unforgiving.
For now they seek revenge
Through a dirty syringe.
Yes, I fell
For I was living life
Like a bat out of hell.