Best Tribunal Poems
nothing i do
make a difference
it only makes an issue
for better or for worse
life goes on
loving its own
accepting, rejecting
status quo
I want my poetry to be a tribunal for traumatized souls
and a settlement for sadness.
Soldiers with the cornered colonel
Said to crack him like a kernel,
Easily made him surrender,
Account of his orders render…
Colonel Smith, on his neck flannel,
Suddenly facing a Panel
In his house and front verandah,
Two watching from his Coriander…
They knew where to questions channel:
“Who’d twelve men shot from tunnel?”
Many had guessed: Major Lander
But order from Smith Evander…
Their decision shall be final:
They had come as a Tribunal…
“One thing about you Evander:
Death often smells like Lavender.”
You shouldn’t have been sacked
So I’m glad that we could meet
I think I’ve got it cracked
Won’t you please take a seat
You cannot be dismissed
Just because your boss is vexed
For if you work one Christmas
Then you shouldn’t work the next
December twenty-fourth and fifth
Just two days off this year
That’s called unfair dismissal
And we can help you here
I’d say we have a case
For it’s against employment laws
So let’s take down some details
What’s your first name Mr Claus?
Bloody January burns my land,
The carnage did not stop as planned.
When the blue flag rose on Akorda,
The Great Court will reign in the vast steppe’s aura!
Morning smiles will greet the skies,
No bribery court, no deceitful ties.
The people themselves will judge and decide,
For criminals whose hands are blooded in pride!
The Great Court is coming—don’t be rushed,
A brighter future will soon be hushed.
Every tear, every drop of blood are asked,
Spilled every drop of blood are requested!
Murderers will kneel in shame-filled court,
Their crimes exposed in each report.
With evidence sealed in books profound,
The Great Tribunal will justice sound.
No revenge, no slander will taint this place,
No bribes will rule, no moral disgrace.
The rascals, the robbers, the murderers all,
Will pay for their crimes, both great and small.
None can escape from the Great Court’s light,
Without it, there’s no peace, no right.
When our land is cleansed from greed and rot,
A peaceful future will be our lot!