Familiar Scenarios Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Too many have approved,
The doing of their snooping...
In the backyards of others.
With this done to later discover,
They begin to defend...
A spreading of garbage...
Beyond their own fences.
With excuses to make,
When face to face with a judge...
Begging for a lighter sentence,
Given to their garbage they refuse to see...
To have become neighborhood thugs,
Threatening to ruin life lived and its quality.

'But judge,
I have done the best I could.
Everyone is going through this,
In my neighborhood.'

~I know this to have noticed it for years.
With a judgement to make,
To realize your fears.
And your best you've said was done?
Well...
I'm just going to do it better.
There is no need now in here to waste your tears.
Next case.
And please let's limit the depicting to describe,
The familiar scenarios and those in denial.
I'm due at the country club in an hour.
So save the dramatics.
I'm not going to let the garbage you've devoured,
Sour my mood.
Next and make it quick.~