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The Justice Mirror

Illuminating the Path to Equality and Redemption

By Jason “Jay” BenskinPublished 2 years ago • 1 min read
The Justice Mirror
Photo by Chad Greiter on Unsplash

In the halls of justice, where shadows dwell,

Lies a system flawed, with tales to tell.

Where scales once balanced now tilt askew,

Injustice reigns, casting a somber hue.

Behind iron bars, lives forgotten, lost,

Trapped in a labyrinth of laws, at great cost.

Yet hope persists, a flicker in the night,

For justice reform, a beacon of light.

No longer can we turn a blind eye,

To broken lives beneath a shattered sky.

Equality’s cry, resounding clear,

In every heart, it finds its sphere.

From sentencing disparities to prison’s chains,

To rehabilitation’s whispered refrains,

The call for change echoes far and wide,

In every corner where truth resides.

Let mercy guide the gavel’s fall,

And empathy weave through courtroom’s hall.

For in redemption’s embrace, we find,

The seeds of justice, lovingly twined.

Reform’s journey, a winding road,

But with courage, its course we’ll boldly strode.

Toward a future where justice thrives,

And every soul’s dignity survives.

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Jason “Jay” Benskin

Crafting authored passion in fiction, horror fiction, and poems.

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    Written by Jason “Jay” Benskin