Justice Is as Justice Does

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Justice is as justice does.
Under every is, is was.
Laws must be applied by those
Yet longing for their long agos.
For every change imposed by will
Oppressions linger, strangle, kill.
Underneath equality
Remains a brutal legacy,
The wandering ghost of slavery
Haunting still our history.

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Music: The Flowers Are Still Standing. By Jahzzar. Performed by
Jahzzar at the Free Music Archive under an Attribution-ShareAlike license.

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