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The Court of injustice

                                            40 years passed
                                       Judges came and went
                                   Unrelenting dates continued
                                     Agents filled their pockets
                                   Justice changed its meaning
                                  Shamelessness became order
                                   Helplessness turned into rule
                                     I shrunk to old and infirm

                                      Bankrupt in commitment,
                                             Ignorant in law
                                        Devoid of perceptivity
                                            Shorn of dignity
                                       Dumb sitting at the dais
                                          Working as a judge
                               Reflecting triviality and indifference 
                                    Deciding the course of my life.

                                        Me, the poor creature
                                       A human till yesterday
                                    Reduced to bones and flesh
                                  With heart broken, tears dried 
                                Sitting amidst gossips and laughs
                                     Of brokers and middlemen 
                                          Waiting for my turn
                                     In a room empty of values

                                        Diminished to a number
                                     Surrounded by greedy eyes
                                    In a place no less than a den
                                   Of heartless brutes and bullies 
                               Emitting suspense and uncertainty
                                   Killing the intellect and wisdom 
                                       Of a scared and tired soul 
                                Inserting him into an endless drama 

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