Justice is an Egg [Edit]

[dukealien]

Edit 1;

Justice is an Egg


“Which came first, the chicken or the egg?”
               - anon.

Justice is an egg whose rooster is
    white outrage, red revenge,
    black vendetta when avengers meet
    heeled, spurred, bloody-eyed
    drive-by cockfighting.

Justice is an egg whose hen-fowl is
    aggrieved acceptance that complies,
    tames cocksure savages,
    pecks listlessly
    but in the end nests, brooding.

Justice is an egg, infertile if
    its hen does not conceive:
    witnesses hide, terrorized,
    lose hope of impartial
    but implacable redress by law.

Justice is an egg whose hatchling is
    trust - confidence bereaved and victimized
    will have their day, witnesses their say.
    Offspring of compliance and revenge
    trust wobbles but it grows.

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Thanks again to all the critics, especially @CRNDLSM for the impetus to post the edit (which was marinating on the stack).