She said: we forgive you.
He was mute.
She said: hate will not win.
He looked straight ahead.
She said: repent and find your savior.
He said” Yes, sir, to the judge.
They said: Every fiber of our being hurts.
He turned and walked out.
Today there is no balm in Gilead.
Earl J Wilcox lives in South Carolina, cooks, writes, watches baseball, contributes regularly to The New Verse News.