Michelle Sydney wrote this untitled Reader Poem in response to the prompt: “Not by works of law.”
Not by works of law
Nor might of muscle
Shall my will be bent
Into submission
Not by words or swords
Nor threats of harm
Shall my spirit bow
To your god or mission
Only by fair hearing
Shall my verdict be decided
And only by my pen
Will my misdeeds be confided
dis•articulations 2015 