The Law Is An Ass

So you heard the acclaim, friend

Of the double attributes of the self-same ass

Inside the Halls of Justice

Robed judges and murderers wield war

Coded in tacit technicalities

Worded in discreet Latin and English

The ass carries the baggage of man:

crimes, punishment,

remedy, redress

It pulls cart of victim’s plea

But when the ass rebels it kicks

It is no respecter of persons

Paupers and kings

Lawyers and citizens

All drawn within

The radius of the incensed ass

So you are right, friend,

That the law is an ass

But if I may hazard

Why is your breath foul and incestuous mouthing ass

Intoned with twice as much a derogation as of an expletive?

C) Lorot Salem 2011