judges

the judges in black
are human too.
not all cases get handled
the same way,
with fairness to all.
maybe
they got up on the wrong side
of the bed,
they have a cold,
or headache,
they might be hungover
from too many manhattans
at the local bar,
or the wife or mistress
said no
last night.
they slap down the gavel
and give
the verdict
read by the jury,
it's just another day.
another crime,
another string of mishaps
by miscreants who can't
get out of the their
own misguided way.