beating
boy until becoming
black
blue
as bight
you manage
to turn
wheel
into tree
with which
to hang
future
elijah
must have looked
up witnessing
history hold him
until last breath
beautiful boy
transformed
end
to
beginning
walk away
from elijah
transmute
into trunk
creatures
will not conceal
crime
cry
centuries
cry centuries
cry for
centuries
cry
Elijah Doughty's story
