CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
When Raskolnikov rashly enacts
A murderous plan with his axe
And kills an old lady who's worthless and shady,
He finds that he cannot relax.
His conscience begins to assail him.
His poise and sang-froid start to fail him.
Detective Porfiry develops a theory.
The right one. But how can he nail him?
It's clear to him how big a mess is
The mind of the boy that he guesses
Committed the crime, and so, over time,
He questions him -- till he confesses.
Raskolnikov's off to Siberia
Where weirdly enough he grows cheerier
And changes his ways, finding punishment pays
More than crime, which he learns is inferior.
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