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30 Nov 24

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James Clarke

On the marquee today, a new drama.
Observe the lawyers
in their natural habitat:
that is to say,

on display. Regard
their furtive stalking style
crouching behind words.
The dark intent beneath the smile.

Speared by the judge’s piercing eyes.
Polite assassins. Under contract.

From James R. Elkins, Lawyer Poets and That World We Call Law: An Anthology of Poems about the Practice of Law (2013).