justice be a spat upon man, gutter shoes and droopy eyes justice be a girl in mud, tar black with ooze stink justice be a three-legged dog tilted by a sorry, tattered ear justice be the fish on the shore left to gurgle and flop and expire justice be three birds […]
Mercedes Lawry
Mercedes Lawry is the author of three chapbooks, the latest, In the Early Garden with Reason,was selected by Molly Peacock for the 2018 WaterSedge Chapbook Contest. Her poetry has appeared in such journals as Poetry, Nimrod, and Prairie Schooner and has been nominated seven times for a Pushcart Prize .