to give, to share, to care, to smile
justice is a big
word––
a god, a king, an executioner,
a demigod
with a terrible swift sword
a bleeding pretense of righteousness
when nobody knows
what’s right
fairness happens at a kindergarten
water fountain; on a little league
baseball field;
in an understanding between a
father & a daughter; husband &
wife; employer & employee;
leaders & countries; signatures
on the back of an envelope
fairness is a human sense
of balance––
all men are equal
to all women & children &
all living things––
fairness doesn’t need
judges or courtrooms or
prisons or punishments––
it offers a handshake
from the goodness of our
hearts––
loving, kind & respectful
without hardly
trying
& it knows how
to smile