I was a juror for the past two days
the case was boring as shit,
motor vehicle related
compensation was sought
for injuries and damages
the most interesting detail
was when the plaintiff’s lawyer
lost his cool during closing
arguments,
said the defendant’s lawyer
was too young, was a Justin
Timberlake lookalike
the defendant’s lawyer objected
while we, the jurors, tried not to laugh
later, after our verdict was reached,
the Judge came and spoke to us
in Deliberation Room 309
he thanked us for our service,
for our time that would have been
better spent with family, etcetera
he invited questions
and we asked a few
he said it was a short trial,
one that really should not have
made it to the courtroom;
a waste of money, precious time
he told us his previous trial,
last week,
involved sex crimes
against children
we, the jurors, collectively sighed
we collected our smart phones and tablets
and went our separate ways
FM Ghost 