to the jury

we don’t need the details
details
             they distract us
                             from the truth—


to the prosecution

we don’t need the truth
truth
           distracts us
                     from the jury—


to the jurisdiction 

we don’t need the victim
victims
              distract us 
                       from the prosecution


to the apocalypse
                     
we don’t need the destruction
destruction
                    distracts us
                              from the victim


to the defence

we don’t need the holocaust
holocausts
                   distract us
                            from the guilty


bonus:

to the story

we don’t need the junction
junctions
                 they distract us
                                  from the judge.

David lives just south of Montreal with his wife and son.