Sixteen

May 5 1993,
horror struck a town.
Three boys lay dead,
beaten and bound.
Hysteria broke out,
like in Salem years ago.
Witches they sought,
from which they sow.
Ideas of a sacrifice,
to please the damned.
Procedure ignored,
the gavel was slammed.
Now they lie and wait,
to their false apprehension.
due to stupid fear,
and superstition.