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Midnitesun
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0 posted 2003-07-13 02:33 PM


The Devil made me, Mom said so...
but did he make me
do it?
But what did I do?
That's a Q I asked
as a small child
and never
got an answer,
just the 'appropriate'
punishment.

Even now, I only believe
in poetic justice.
The other kind
never seemed fair.

LIFE is not fair.

That's the other thing
I was always told,
so often it got really old.

Then I did.
Get old, that is.

And guess what?
Now I think I understand
at least one of those
Q and A
sequences.
And I'm still looking for
poetic justice.

[This message has been edited by Midnitesun (07-13-2003 02:33 PM).]

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1 posted 2003-07-13 02:35 PM


Great poem. keep on writting. I hope to see your username in my newestsposts. They are called. poems and austism poems.


thanks


Jenn

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2 posted 2003-07-13 02:42 PM


Geez, I was trying to find a part of this to quote as my favorite.. but I'd have to quote the whole thing! Great write!
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3 posted 2003-07-13 02:44 PM


thanks Jenn!
and Kaoru, thank you for that!


I had fun with this one.

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4 posted 2003-07-13 04:04 PM


...justice is considered to mean equality, It does mean equality- but equality for those who are equal, and not for all.

~Aristotle

I'm still waiting for justice myself


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5 posted 2003-07-13 04:10 PM


The Persian prophet Baha'ullah said
"the best loved thing in all my sight is justice."

But he also said
not to look to man for it.

Raph, I think we just have to accept that it's always imperfect, at best.

[This message has been edited by Midnitesun (07-13-2003 04:11 PM).]

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6 posted 2003-07-13 06:24 PM


what'd I do?  everybody always blames me.... heh..
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7 posted 2003-07-13 07:31 PM


Midnitesun,
great poem...I guess justice should be blind to emotions and relationships but since it is dispensed by humans it seems highly unlikely that that will happen...at least not all the time...

Anwaar.

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8 posted 2003-07-13 07:42 PM


Reb, ? maybe you just get caught more often than others. LOL, I almost always get caught, so I try really hard to stay out of SERIOUS trouble.

Anwaar, so true. Thanks for reading and commenting.

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9 posted 2003-07-13 09:10 PM


Awesome lines Kacy
like the way you hopscotched here
Poetic justice indeed
xxoo  

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10 posted 2003-07-13 09:20 PM


"And I'm still looking for
poetic justice."

From one who found it...sure hope your karma is better than mine was.  

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11 posted 2003-07-13 10:15 PM


Ooh, I think you've found at least a measure of it

Ed

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12 posted 2003-07-14 12:56 PM


Sue, Duncan, Ed   well, if it isn't three of my favorite night owl buddies, all in fine feathered form, offering me proof that poetic justice is worth the wait.

HUH????

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