The injustice of justice

by Firefly - Libra

Ain’t more blood spilled-
Till the gavel falls down-
The verdict in-
And the prisoner feels the steel behind bars-

Oh the guilty-
Shunned in silence-
Butt raped by Bubba-
And resolution-
In his anger-
Becomes-
Completed in maximum security concrete-

Ain’t no humility-
The victims lay dead-
Underneath six feet-
And the man guilty-
Will one day see the light of day-
Ready to commit another crime-

Injustice through so called justice-
Where is the sense in that-
No compassion-
No rehabilitation-
Just more of the same baby-
Another dam day to maim-

The fist that grips the victim’s throat-
The hand that wielded the gun-
The abuser that repeats what’s been done to him-
No need to make sense of it-
Just lock him up-
Throw the key away-
And watch him disintegrate into darkness-
From which his ills came from-
And blood will be spilt on another day-
On another victim-
On another day-

Birth sign: Libra
Date created: 2000-04-20 16:21:05
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:42:05
Poem ID: 55627

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