‘Tis a surprising thing
when justice bites
unexpected justice
but deserved
or perhaps earned
none-the-less
And how we feel
bystanders
innocent
or victim
as perpetrator
gets it
is taken down
in one way or another
In the country the other night
a drunk
climbed into a car
after boozy night
where he had yelled and leched
dropped spilled drooled and dribbled
he climbed in
drunk
spun out of the gallery driveway
sped away into the night
primed to write himself off
or someone else
Bad fairies got him
before he hurt himself
or anyone else
He got nine months walking for drink driving
nine months walking
nine months with no car is a long time in the country
Unexpected justice
bit
in the small town in the country
earned and deserved both
the drunk is the one left most surprised
and the folk from that region
hope
that he won’t pour himself behind a wheel again
hope
that this justice
has lasting effect
for all their sakes
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