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https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/2019/03/12/action/
Justice—the mere word
Clenches my jaw, chokes
Me, lest bitter-pricked tears
Turn to racking sobs…
It is stones in my mouth
Sharp-edged, sour-tasting
Vomited from heart.
Everyday I stand, hunched
Over on old painful joints
Watching for arrival of justice…
After all, God’s Word promises
He will do, send it in His time.
I remind Him often, nag, in
In case He’s forgotten how
Important justice is to many…
Crucial need not mine alone.
Those in positions of authority—
Also plagued by demands, pleas
Cries for justice—pledge to get
It for “the people”…victims of
All ages, color and creed, who
Suffer dearth of justice.
My impatience is shared…we
Weary who crave sweet taste
Justice, to fill holes in tattered
Souls, want no more crumbs
Assurances that we are heard.
We have waited…and long for
Action.
©Ennle Madresan, 2019 ~ All rights reserved.
