Best Defendants Poems

Resounding echoes awaken the child
demons in the attic beckon unto him
stark fear grips his Vick's laden chest
shivers vibrate rusty springs of down

footsteps creak closer upon...

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The time has come, the nest is bare.
The little ones have grown and flown elsewhere.
The house once filled with laughter, turmoil and noise
now echoes silence,...

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What if Horton hadn't heard a Who?
   or Winnie hadn't been called 'Pooh?'
What if Lucille* hadn't played the blues?
  or plaintiffs couldn't...

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Back when I was a rebellious, care free young lad
there was this regular practice that I had.
I can remember when, every now and again
I would...

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Though east is east and west is west, 
each corner lawyers will infest,
and one thing they’ll deploy with zest:
notorious, the “but for” test.

You want to...

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Two men were murdered in the Massachusetts town of Braintree.
They were Frederick Parmenter and Alessandro Berardelli.
Both were employees of the Slater-Morrill Shoe Factory.
The culpable individuals...

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I am watching liar
Go from tears to grace 
With the same indistinguishable sallow face
And emotional state of fluxed empathy
The frown conceals 
Beneath the brow of...

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HOPE BY N3
Slashed at the throat a blow aimed not at the esophagus but at the vocal cords
Paralyzed by something worst than fear,
Speech grows limp...

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You would have heard people say, "Boys don't cry".
But I would advise you do cry when your emotions are at high
But always remember one advice...

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        It is A bizarre operation
        Hoping you will see the
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Make me one day
All the insults
I will return the whole!
Kick on my stomach
Not Holding your hands
Make me small
Quarrel with me
Hold down the tie
And every slap
How...

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Justice seems to lag behind 
It depends on the law, place and time
For what has happened since the crime
Will sometimes obscure what you find

Some Japanese...

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It's a crime when time is wasted in this nation to sue, claims that only aim for you to get screwed. Courts continue cases that...

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Everyday, I play a game.
It is a battle to some, a combat of wits.
It’s a trial of my awareness; my word against his.
As Mother listens,...

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Twelve accusers hoping
Eleven charges pending
Ten summoners summoning
Nine lawyers proselytizing
Eight defendants screaming
Seven protesters protesting
Six reporters reporting
Five ambulances on call.
Four morticians digging
Three activists sitting
Two clergymen preaching
One hangman...

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