The Mirror Lies Broken

When justified anger is judged unjust, 
Unable to vent, where none may judge,
Eyes are fixated, upon every movement,
The gavel now trembling, in the hand of the offender,

The victim a mirror, of cause & effect,
In self preservation, no conscience reflects,
For the tale must be truth, if the claim is believed,
The truth now lies fallow, delusion consumed,

The offender portrays victim, exempt from inquiry,
The victim now questioned, on the will of the assailant,
Liability relinquished, for it is they who now judge,
The offender content, the mirror lies broken.

© Copyright Graham Marshall 

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