Lucio's Last Hurrah

Doth thou kid’st me?

I cannot believe that of all

The abundant lies and treachery,

I am the only one

forced to pay the price.

Why dost thou punish me?

I who only tried to help Isabella,

I who never blackmailed a young

Maid into joining me in bed.

Claudio goes free only

By God’s grace.

Though the Duke nearly

Let a man die to preserve his cover,

He to goes unpunished.

Even young Isabella’s prayers

Free lecherous Angelo

From the claws of death.

Alas, there is no one to save me

From my foreboding fate.

Not only will I will be forced
to marry a punk,

But I will also be
whipped for my so-called
'crimes'.

What have I done to

Deserve such injustice?