Useless Useless

by Spartacus2012Biloxi, Mississippi, USA

Jan 2014 344 Views 6 comments

Useless....Useless

Author: Spartacus2012

April 14, 1865
A chilled southern wind
Lincoln's last hours
Our American Cousin...

John Wilkes Booth
born: May 10, 1838
Taurus the bull
claimed he had too great a soul
to die like a common criminal...

April 26, 1865
shot rang out
hands held above chest
tell mother I died for country
these hands, useless...useless..

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Posted: Jan 2014

About this poem:

John Wilkes Booth last words before dying was "Tell mother I died for my country" He then asked to see his hands and said, "useless...useless." The assassin of Abraham Lincoln...

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Comments (6)

nonsmokerWaterford, IrelandJan 24, 2014

"tell mother I died for country these hands, useless...useless.."
Strange thing to say

have you ever seen the coincidental connections between
John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald

That's strange too

Spartacus2012OPBiloxi, Mississippi USAJan 24, 2014

Hi nonsmoker,
Perhaps Booth uttered these words due to the fact when he was shot by a Union soldier in the barn he was hiding in it severed his spinal cord and he was left paralyzed..I'll research that connection between Oswald and booth as I am a history buff..

Thanks for stopping by!

Regards,

Ken

TAR_734unknown, Missouri USAJan 24, 2014

Interesting Spartacus2012 & nonsmoker,

I was not aware of this, as too, I am a history buff,
but my fascinations lie within more recent events, WWII,
to be precise, tho' I do find this tid bit very interesting.
Thanks for sharing.

Robert

Spartacus2012OPBiloxi, Mississippi USAJan 24, 2014

Thanks for the visit Robert..

Regards,

Ken

sundayrose1san francisco, California USAJan 24, 2014

Different from you Ken.

SR

Spartacus2012OPBiloxi, Mississippi USAJan 24, 2014

Hi Phyllis,
Thought I would try something besides my usual romantic write..I minored in history and I love learning new things..Thanks for the visit dear friend..

Regards,

Ken