7/28/2004

I
met today
with
a man
and woman
in positions
of power
to plead
for justice
a crime
unintended
committed
against my person
steps already taken
to better my situation
but was told
more than that
was
out of the question
a higher power
deaf
the explanation
we do not fit
in
the man
sympathetic
but firm
the woman
cordial
but put out
neither
with resources
for life outside
a narrow interpretation
of the facts
leaving me
on my own
for solace
and solution.