At work yesterday I heard Gaddafi
Was captured, and soon after, he was killed
When I got home late I saw on TV
The footage, though indistinct, and was chilled
I didn't feel sorry he was jostled
But he should not have been shot without trial
The Libyan authorities may have called
For him to be taken alive but, while
The fighting lasted, couldn't keep control
From far-off Benghazi or Tripoli
Of excited young men with guns, all thrilled
Not to say angry to have caught this vile
Dictator of forty-two years. Now he
Is a paraded corpse free to be filmed
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