Plea Bargain

PLEA BARGAIN If justice can be carted away on a platter of gold And repaid with a moribund emerald, Then let Law swallow its loquacious pride— Let the rays of the sun drop its shines Let the glitters of the moon hands down And let the twinkles of the stars un-twinkle its prickles. At the marketplace of ignominy Law traded its most valuable destiny— A penny paid in exchange for quashing mutiny A hominy given in exchange for shrinking felony A litany offered in erasure of criminal sanctimony Mutiny for a penny Felony for a hominy Sanctimony for a litany Justice is the end, the fabrics and destiny of Law If criminality can be bargained to legality— A poplar will soon turn an undergrowth A mountain will soon turn a rock An ocean will soon turn a river A tree will soon turn a stalk An imago to a pupa A pupa to a larva A larva to an egg An egg to an atom And what is left of Law is a shadow of its true self. Mutiny for a penny Felony for a hominy Sanctimony for a litany --Bolaji Ramos,Esq.