M's Poetry
Sitting In Judgment
I never thought I would be the one
sitting in this box, surrounded by so many I don't know
all asked to do one thing, have this common goal
to be fair and impartial I have always been
but now that it will be tested
well the seat feels hotter and I feel reluctant
most cast stones without ever cleaning one's closet
and maybe that's the problem, does anyone come without baggage?
being on this jury I feel obligated to do my civic duty
but what will my gut and heart tell me when it's time?
I am scared of making the wrong choice
because for the first time I have someone's life in my hands
and that is powerful and uncomfortable
I feel the pain in the room...
but I don't know who yet to feel sympathetic to
as the clock moves and days turn into months
I can only wonder the outcome
only I am part of the process
and whether I admit it or not
I am doing exactly what I thought I would never do
I am sitting in judgement.....
2005@Copyright by Megan Bishop
sitting in this box, surrounded by so many I don't know
all asked to do one thing, have this common goal
to be fair and impartial I have always been
but now that it will be tested
well the seat feels hotter and I feel reluctant
most cast stones without ever cleaning one's closet
and maybe that's the problem, does anyone come without baggage?
being on this jury I feel obligated to do my civic duty
but what will my gut and heart tell me when it's time?
I am scared of making the wrong choice
because for the first time I have someone's life in my hands
and that is powerful and uncomfortable
I feel the pain in the room...
but I don't know who yet to feel sympathetic to
as the clock moves and days turn into months
I can only wonder the outcome
only I am part of the process
and whether I admit it or not
I am doing exactly what I thought I would never do
I am sitting in judgement.....
2005@Copyright by Megan Bishop
