Island Justice

It was in the islands that we witnessed justice –

For that was the description of the punishment;

A starving man for his family stole some rice –

Such an illegal act fostered deep resentment;

Punishment was to the islands quite eccentric –

Rendered the culpable limbs for dismemberment;

Such Draconian principles seem archaic –

Yet they act as a quite efficient deterrent.

The sentence was executed very swiftly –

Reaction of the victim more surprise than pain –

Severe and harsh it may be but here is Godly;

He who was sentenced did not re-offend again;

Does this make it right if all who live know the rules?

Or is this where the asylum is run by fools?