hmm, this still makes me sad, for sadness sake.

truth and why...why and truth
I remember thinking the justice system was about justice. Such an innocent time in my life. I thought right was right and wrong was wrong. I thought truth mattered. Yes I did…I thought truth mattered.
Traveling the criminal court system is a abrupt lesson in human nature that I have found un-matched in any other forum.
Righteousness
Truth
Justice
Liberty
These are words that are thrown about in the general population that makes anyone in any aspect of the justice system laugh, and laugh, and laugh.
These same words only have credence if they are given any power…and uh, words have no power there…only money.
Truth is accosted and ridiculed.
Righteousness is smirked at; even in the best circumstances.
Justice is a word that is used to twist the validity from lies.
Liberty, well liberty is a sanctimonious thought given to any individual who can purchase it.
Those that know watch and listen to the blind faithful try to convince us that truth will prevail. I was once one of the blind. I flailed violently at those around me as I read their sad eyes when they looked at me. They didn’t laugh at my nativity…instead they were saddened by the knowledge that justice ceased to mean anything to anyone anymore. Not in the sense that the general population viewed it anyway.
Sitting with a tough, brilliant, prosecutor I listened as she told me , why she became a prosecutor. I swear I could hear the national anthem playing in the background. True to her prolific storytelling nature she spun a beautiful, elaborate, tear provoking speech about truth and justice. Suddenly she leaned in close to my tear stained face. “Fuck if I know why I do it! It’s all bullshit, Mary. Every part of it.”
There is to much pain.
Sometimes it’s to hard .
Sometimes all you have is tiny little pieces of justice.
Forget truth. That valiant word was extinguished when it became a money game and that was so long ago….
Bye bye miss American pie…
So the question remains why do we fight?
Darkness is substance and truth is light…
Its so easy, almost purposeful, to become overcome by the gooey substance of hate. Darkness is a substance…God is light… substance extinguishes light.
…………. I learned something the other day though…faith is a substance too!
Still, the question remains…Why?
Under insurmountable odds.
Through the filth.
Despite hate.
In opposition of the lies.
Why?
I must live for love.
I must believe that.
Love is NOT a noun…love is an action word.
I will look directly into the eyes of pain… I will offer my hand… I will believe…I will show the way to the other side of hate…I will offer light through the darkened substance of evil.
The truth is…the real battle is never fought in a court of law…for we do not fight against flesh and bone.