The Jury Poem by anais vionet

The Jury



High school's like a jury - let us all be judged
the righteous and the wicked and especially those in love

The jury's always watching - it has a thousand eyes
it's in constant deliberation and it hears a million lies

some think there's popular immunity and that's how the system works
but celebrities are piquant targets - it's one of the systems quirks

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury - I address you here today
to plead the cause of justice for a girl who was drugged astray

I know this girl's not popular - she's mostly known as "what's her name"
But the *prominent* guy who "seduced" her used methods vile and lame

I work cloud-like opinion and gossip pointedly outside stalls
I direct lunch-time chatter and I'm "overheard" in busy halls

I'm a regular Bader Ginsburg - you WANT me on your side
and If I'm coming for you - there's no fu*king place to hide

Friday, June 26, 2020
Topic(s) of this poem: date,high school,social injustice,social media,teen
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a poem about justice for a forgotten girl, in high school.
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anais vionet

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Paris, France
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