Poetry by Troy Clark

Troy J. Clark was executed by State of Texas on September 26, 2018

My name is Troy James Clark #999351. I am on Texas Death Row for a crime that I Did Not Do. Since 1998 I have been locked in a cage, solitary confinement, ALONE!!! Imagine that….No contact with anyone for almost 20 years….for something you’ve not done….Damn! What I’m writing you about is not about guilt or innocence or that I need a hug, I could use a hug, but what I am asking today is about traveling…. I have just lost my last appeal and will get an execution date soon. I have told my lawyers to let it ride, I’m tired of life in a cage…The end. But I want to see the world in the next life. I want to be cremated and my ashes spread across every State, county, continent. I want to take one last ride down Hwy.101 on a bike of a one percenter., I want to ride the East coast, to see Times Square and the Midwest, North…Canada, Overseas, France, England, Greece, Italy, Spain, Japan, Holland and all of the Nordic lands. The islands of the world and even Mars if anyone is planning a trip out of this world… I have a friend that will send a vial of my ashes. You can keep me or spread me to the wind, even flush me down the toilet if you feel mean. I’ve lived in the sewer Texas Death Row for a long time. Yours has to be better than this one…If you are interested in allowing me to travel to your place, contact me.