Courtroom commerce.
A blindfold made of bills
is just a way to keep the light out
and the ledger in.
When the price of a "not guilty"
is higher than most can pay,
innocence becomes
a luxury item.
Sight is a surcharge.
When equity becomes equity,
the scales don't weigh evidence;
they weigh gold.
Justice is meant to be blind,
not bribed.
Once she takes a peek at the pocketbook,
the law is no longer a shield,
but a service.
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