All Rise

People rose in quick succession As the bailiff said "All rise , this court is now in session" The judge walked into the courtroom And the trial would begin soon My client stared straight ahead On trial for killing the husband she had recently wed He used to beat her after his drinking bouts It was either him or her, no doubt But it was a clear case of self defense As I listened to the prosecutors opening statement Then the first witness was called An elderly woman who lived two houses away She said she heard a loud argument on the night in question Followed by two shots in quick succession But she forgot to mention That fireworks were going off on the night in question As more witnesses were called I cross examined them all There was no denying that some of them were lying The trial lasted for seven days And there were many reasonable doubts raised Finally it was given to the jury to deliberate In their hands was my client's fate On the fourth day a verdict was reached My client stood up with tears in her eyes As the judge said "Will the defendant please rise" It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop But my client's tears did not stop The verdict was read rather quickly "We the jurors find the defendant .... not guilty"!! My clients fears turned to joy As she hugged and thanked me I had set the fair maiden free From the dragon raging out of control I was the hero, the dragon slayer of old