SOL#13- The Courtroom Bar

The clock strikes twelve, dong

On the dot, it’s time to begin in front of the bar.

The gavel bangs,

By order of the judge, it’s time to begin in front of the bar.

The jurors purposefully stride in

Freshly prepared, it’s time to continue in front of the bar.

The Prosecution speaks while I

Wait in vain, it’s time too watch in front of the bar.

I walk up to the podium,

My opening speech ready, it’s time to stand in front of the bar.

The witnesses are called, for the Prosecution

One, by, one, it’s time to observe in front of the bar.

Tick tock, tick tock, witness after witness

I object, irrelevant I say, it’s time to object in front of the bar.

It’s cross examination time, down to the wire

I ask question after question, it’s time to cross examine in front of the bar.

I call my witnesses, for the Defense

One, by, one, it’s time to question in front of the bar.

Then comes the closing argument, the Prosecution is up to bat

It’s time to listen in front of the bar.

My closing argument next

It’s time to speak in front of the bar.

The jurors vote

It’s time to wonder in front of the bar.

We won the case

It’s time to celebrate in front of the bar.

The audience cheers

It’s time to begin behind the bar.