| Luc Bat — Plea for Van Nguyen on the eve of his execution 
 
 Each life contains colours
 Of the spectrum, and soars over
 The darkness — discover
 This now, and recover the love
 Lost to shadow, above
 All else cherish the love nearby
 Us — friends and family,
 Mother’s hand desperately touching
 Van’s, alone, though sensing
 Us close by him, remembering.
 
 
 John Kinsella
 
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