# Poem #37: Rights

Author: bhscorch1313
Tags: Poetry, injustice, justice

#38 of Poetry

A poem about injustice in the world, and how its important to understand that equality isn't always perfect, just like everything else in life.

_Rights_

"You have the right to remain silent;"   
 You have the right to cry aloud   
Shout and scream and weep   
At the crimes committed   
 "Anything and everything you say"   
 Should be heard   
The sounds of those   
 Beneath the cruel   
"Can and will be used against you."   
 Turned upon you   
The very shield you construct   
Becomes a weapon to destroy you.

"You have the right to an attorney;"   
 You have the right to defend yourself   
To pour money and hope   
Into a degradable shield   
 "If you cannot afford one,"   
 If you are weak   
 And you are vulnerable   
 Prone to 'justice'   
 "One will be provided for you."   
 Take your wooden sword   
 And face the dragon   
We all make the journey together.

"Do you understand your rights?"   
 Do you know of the rights and wrongs   
 Fair is an imaginary term   
Prepare to fight for your Rights.

~bhscorch

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