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Tipping the Scales

For some justice is hard to find And even though they say it is blind When it comes to colors of black and white One is wrong and the other right The scales of justice are tipped in a way That punishes one as the other gets away Justice usually slips out the back door Whenever it comes to the poor I searched for justice in the courts And found the guilty walking free The face of justice now distorts What right and wrong should be Can freedom be free If justice is shackled like a slave It was then I heard its eulogy As justice was lowered in its grave

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Judy Konos

Date: 6/10/2015 6:24:00 PM

This is excellent. Type it up nicely and send it to Letters to the Editor, New York Times...look up their address on google. They just might print it...

Joseph May
Date: 6/11/2015 5:45:00 AM

Thanks for the suggestion Judy, I will certainly consider it

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 5/3/2015 1:44:00 AM

great message, it's so true!

Joseph May
Date: 5/3/2015 8:16:00 AM

Thanks Andrea

Arthur Vaso

Date: 5/2/2015 11:29:00 PM

Great write Joseph, no system or place will ever be completely just, however always better than anarchy, however its writes like this, that motivate us to improve and at least try and make things better, we as a society are the sum of all us individuals in it! I give this an A7

Joseph May
Date: 5/3/2015 8:15:00 AM

Many a revolution was started because of injustice Arthur...

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 5/2/2015 1:53:00 PM

- Freedom is never free (I think) .... but with a lot of money can buy you free - An interesting write, well done Joseph - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Joseph May
Date: 5/3/2015 8:16:00 AM

Thanks Anne

Jan Allison

Date: 5/2/2015 7:11:00 AM

A very powerful write - I know lawyers are paid to defend but when the guilty do walk free it is a travesty :-) Hugs Jan xx

Joseph May
Date: 5/3/2015 8:16:00 AM

Thank you Jan