gallow's bite
gallow's bitestifled witness
sits transfixed
in the gallery
of court
testimony unheard
pleas unwanted
constraint
-- unaccepted
fury grows in her breast
knows full well
defendants in the dock
-- guilty
cowardly
unrepentant
wanton
and cruel
judge wears
a blindfold
his ears plugged
with indifference
plaintiff
incredulous
stirs -- twitches
in -- seat of wronged
jury looks the other
-- way
refuses to hear
the truth
guilty go free
stifled witness is
led to the
gallows.
vcp
Poetry by Victor
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Written on 2016-05-01 at 20:02
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