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    Crime And Punishment
    Crime And Punishment
    Crime And Punishment
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    Crime And Punishment

    By Caroline Doyle

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    20 poems of crime and punishment, from life in prison, to crimes committed to the victims themselves.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCaroline Doyle
    Release dateFeb 26, 2012
    ISBN9781465799869
    Crime And Punishment
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    Caroline Doyle

    I am 53 years old and live in Chirk, N. Wales I am a new writer. What I write comes from a lifetimes experience. I write fiction as well as non fiction. My ebooks are all available here and the two in paperback, 'the clinging vines' and 'The Oculate Conspiracy' are available from all major online retailers.

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      Book preview

      Crime And Punishment - Caroline Doyle

      CRIME

      AND

      PUNISHMENT

      Poems From Behind Bars

      2012©Caroline Doyle

      Published by Rainbow Publishing

      Smashwords Edition

      Asleep At The Wheel

      He’d set off early,

      To get to his destination,

      He didn’t know then,

      He’d get in this situation.

      He’d been driving for hours,

      He hadn’t time to stop,

      He had an appointment,

      But he’d begun to flop.

      Driving up the motorway,

      He’d begun to doze,

      He hadn’t noticed,

      The traffic start to slow.

      All of a sudden,

      He was in a state of shock,

      It felt to him,

      As if he had hit a rock.

      He was pulled clear,

      As his car went up in flame,

      He didn’t know then,

      For the accident he’d be blamed.

      He’d lost control,

      When his concentration went,

      For this disaster,

      He’d

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