Whitey's Sentencing

Artist/Jane Flavell Collins

Judge at Bulger's sentencing let everybody speak.

All the while, King Rat of Southie uttered not a squeak.

Even those who didn't get the verdict that they'd sought

Chose to make their public statements.  Whitey, though, did not.

One by one they took the stand and tried to meet his eyes.

Whitey wouldn't look at them, which isn't a surprise.

Rats don't make eye contact; they've got mean and shifty looks...

And, of course he didn't speak, 'cause now he'll sell more books.

"Rat-a-tat-tat, Whitey"

 

Prosecution proved its case, the Bulger jurors said.

Sent him back to prison where he'll stay until he's dead.

Out of 19 murders felt that 7 weren't proved.

Prosecution witnesses left jurors quite unmoved.

Didn't trust one person's word 'cause they're a psychopath.

Jurors saw the deals they got and didn't like the math.

'though 11 victims got the justice they deserved

There are still 8 families whose interests weren't served.

Jurors must have figured that the outcome is the same;

He will die in prison and, despite his claim to fame,

Bulger murdered women and he really is a rat.

Hope those other families can take comfort in that.

Whitey Bulger, King Rat of Southie (cont.)

You'd think that, with all of his ill-gotten gains, Whitey could have found a better dentist.

Waiting for a verdict in the Whitey Bulger trial.

Indications are we may be waiting for a while.

Jury must deliberate on over 30 counts;

Media is hyping it in hopes that tension mounts.

I don't understand what all the furor is about.

Whitey Bulger's guilty of enough there's not a doubt

He will die in prison; he is never going free...

Still, he will appeal the court's decision.  Wait and see.

Bulger doesn't care the prosecution has him cold;

Whitey wants to shape the way his legend will be told.

Brutal thug and criminal?  He's not denying that.

Just as long as he's not known as Southie's own King Rat.

King Rat of Southie - Whitey Bulger

Whitey Bulger on trial. (Art/LiveWire.WCVB)

Boston's less than favorite son is currently on trial.

Whitey Bulger managed to stay on the lam a while.

On the run for 16 years until the FBI

Tracked down Whitey's girlfriend, followed her, and found the guy.

If you aren't from Boston then you may be unaware

Just who Whitey Bulger is and I would say that's fair.

Even those who knew him at the time made that  mistake.

Never realizing Whitey Bulger was a fake.

If you haven't ever met a person from The Dot;

If you aren't from Southie (a confession - I am not)

You may not know how effective Irish charm can be;

May not understand how he suborned John Connolly.

Whitey turned informant - selling out Italian mobs.

On the side he still committed criminal side-jobs...

Jobs that left a trail of bodies lying in his wake.

Now Bulger's insisting that he wasn't on the take.

Wants to shape his reputation now that he's been caught

And "King Rat of Southie"'s not the sobriquet he sought.

But, though it's the least part of the monster that he was,

Whitey's stuck with that name now, no matter what he does.