Justice Found

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On the quest for justice...

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…Justice found

In books and laws?

A lawyer’s office

The courthouse halls?

 

Can Justice live

On cold, hard streets?

Shackled with handcuffs

In prison keeps?

 

May Justice stand

With rights deprived?

Where bigotry, hatred

And fear all thrive?

 

Or is Justice

To be found

In hope, compassion

And love unbound?

 

Oh, pray that Justice

Be found in trust

And that I am part

Of life made…


By Mike Turner

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Sweat

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This is a short crime piece I wrote, which is a departure from my usual suspense!

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…steam was especially thick. It was the kind of steam that made you wish that you had gills instead of lungs. It was the perfect steam to melt the toxins out of large, subcutaneous bodies. One such beluga sat, piled on the tile bench leaning his Grecian mane against the dripping wet wall behind him, a thick gold chain draped across his chest, a white towel loosely covering his less-than-impressive unmentionables that were pasted by sweat onto the cool tiles of the…

By a stump

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Justice

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…day has come and the jury is set,

The attorney presents his argument,

The jurist is clear on the premises,

The hopes of both parties now hanging on promises.

Court? Echoes through the room

As the judge's throat goes vroom

Like truck- he reads the verdict,

"After considering all evidence presented, the jury convict..."

Now this is the case with us,

When one treats another member of society like wuss.

Doing so sometimes with impunity,

Regardless of our firm stance on unity.

Thanks for the rule of law,

Else the poor would be subject to gnaw

By the rich who…


By Comano MacFriday

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In Eulogy of Donall Janus Tramp

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A poetic commentary on the political crisis being fomented by a certain demagogue usurping the highest office of our otherwise wonderful nation and system of government.

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*(Legal Disclaimer: This is a work of poetic fiction. Certain names, institutions, agencies, events and incidents are mentioned. However, characters herein are products of the poet's imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.). 

…eulogy of Donall Janus Tramp

(the Grand Old Party's best and choicest loser

who sleazed and promised us he'll “drain the swamp”),

you live up to your name for there's none cruder

than you:—and…


By Ngoc Nguyen

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Mountain Justice

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…had heard it more times than he cared to. Ted this, Ted that. Well, where the hell was Ted? he thought. Ted was the savior, the new director who would change things and turn them all into geniuses. After the last financial report we were told we were geniuses, he recalled. So why would they even consider a new boss?

“I have just received a call from Ted,” the Chief Of Operations announced over the intercom. What miraculous deed has the Mighty Ted performed now? Bob thought sarcastically. “It appears Ted has opted for a position with another firm. He…

By Robert L. Scarry

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Just, In Time

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A folk-style song lyric, longing or justice in an unjust world...

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…world spins around us

Hatred fills the land

People denied basic human rights

Bigotry and fear reign

Is the end at hand?

Burning torches blaze against the night

 

Though things seem their darkest

Justice will hold sway

And the guilty will pay for their crimes

There will come a reckoning

Truth shall find its way

And all wrongs will be made just

In time

 

While hope may be fleeting

Freedom’s light grows dim

Evil casts its shadow ‘cross our minds

Virtue may yet triumph

Goodness can still…


By Mike Turner

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