THE MISSING JUSTICE
(Denying rights and pluralism is a crime—a reflection in verse)
The law professor
Finished the lecture.
In the auditorium, a voice was heard,
A petite girl with her hand raised.
"I have a question, professor,
Please explain it to me."
She began her question with "Why?"
Before she could finish,
The professor, irritated,
Stopped the student.
"I never allow questions,
Leave the hall immediately."
The student left, the hall fell silent,
The professor continued on
With questions and answers,
And the students listened.
Only listened, not one
Raised a hand for questions.
"Are you law students?"
The professor asked.
"Yes," the students replied.
"Will you uphold justice?"
He asked again.
"Yes," the students replied once more.
The professor raised his voice
With all his might…
"You will never bring justice,
Because you remain silent in the face of injustice.
You will never uphold justice,
Because you do not fight against injustice.
You did not defend the student
Whom I dismissed
Without any right.
You stayed silent when I didn't allow
Her to ask her simple question…
Once you stay silent in injustice,
You are marked as unjust.
Once you fail to defend justice,
You are a violator of justice.
Just like a criminal, always."
Will there ever be justice in my country?!
With justice trampled,
My country will remain kneeling.
Missing justice
Will keep my country miserable.
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Author:
Sami Mulaj (
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Comments1
A wonderful object lesson told in free verse. The strength of this piece is its buildup and surprise response by the professor. The psychological effect of group pressure is well know to the point that most people will agree white is black if the rest of the group calls it such. It is a very small minority of people that will stand up and say the group is wrong but a strange phenomena happens when one does blow the whistle on what is obviously wrong many more will join the cause. Your use of verse style to present this story gives it time to breath. Very nicely done. Since you asked, it might be even further strengthened with the use of some internal rhyme or near rhyme as emphasis and the use of meter for power in the read. I rate it overall a fave due to the story line and moral presented with a little polish it could be a classic
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