Day 21 - OctPoWriMo: Requiem for Justice

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Requiem for Justice

Ancient memories thrust

beckon, tease

cast themselves forth

determined to intrude their

eloquent entreaties

force entry

go against my attempt to forget, they

hack into the present

ignore that everything is different now

justice lost its purchase, had the wind

knocked out of it with punches and blows

lead by the enforcers

masterminded by the spinners

no lawful recourse for

opening the system, no

peace

queries go unanswered

raised concerns

stomped down

traction of the idea of justice skids

uncontrollably          what’s

vital to restoration, to healing?

watch and wake

eXamine and act

you and I are the ones to change the course

zero in    then welcome ancient memories’ return

Today's Theme: Nothing Remains the Same

Suggested form: Abecedarian, a 26-line poem, each line beginning with a successive letter of the alphabet, A-Z.