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Execution


 

A misinterpreted isolation,
By both plaintiff and defendant, culprit and victim.

They guess one explanation or another;
It's never what the case holds true.

Piercing stares aimed at the victim-
Who’s no match for the opinionated accuser.

Plaintiffs being judges in a court,
Not certified, yet falsely confident

In their poorly analyzed conclusions,
They have set a precedent.

Now it seems that those who break it
Must face a malicious trial;

A trial with a jury of biased fools-
Who’ve been persuaded by a single culprit;

A culprit without a brain or soul;

A man devoid of an open mind;
 

A man ignorant of the realness inside;
An accuser baffled by diversity.


His reaction so predictable,
With minor differences viewed as a heinous crime.
 

He knows not that it is not a felony,
But a cause for celebration.

The uninformed and feeble are judges
Who deem individuality a disadvantage

Afraid to show the person within;

The blame is put on the victim.

Poor defendants, the targets for such hatred;
Whose embraced differences brought about the world.

 

With no acceptance, what be life

But a myriad of blank pages with no avail?

 

 

 

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