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Book 13 Page 7
The law is just a game
“The law is “just a game.”
So say’s; the poor in the game.
So say’s; the pawns in the game.
So say’s the population in the main.
The law is a game
of suppression and domination,
of order and of rule.
The law is a game
where the privilege
may be cruel.
A game invented
by the rich,
and played out upon the poor.
A game of many pointing fingers,
accusations! of;
“wrong doer, criminal! whore!”
The law is “just a game” some say;
a game that the poor must play
as the rich throw the dice
in this game of ‘virtue and vice'
and of expensive
legal advice.
The law is a game
that is hard to ignore.
But some say it is mainly a game invented
by the rich
and played out upon,
the poor.
© Written by Dominic John Gill www.poetry.net.au dominicj7@poetry.net.au 2/2/00