Crime and Punishment

People jammed the courtroom.
Reporters polled the crowd.
Speculation filled the air,
And people thought out loud.

A sudden hush descended
As the jury filed in.
Was this person free to go,
Or was he stained with sin?

"Has the jury reached a verdict?"
"We have," the foreman said.
He gave the judge a paper.
The defendant bowed his head.

"This jury finds you guilty
Of the crime of Murder One.
This heinous act of violence
Can never be undone.
Since you cruelly took the life
Of your pregnant, sleeping wife,
You now shall die by our strong hand.
This sentence is the court's command.

The date was set.
The deed was done.
The price was paid
For Murder One,

And then the test results came in.
The murderer...
Had been his TWIN.