The courtroom is packed,
the jury is out…
every Tom, Dick and Harry
knows what it’s about.
It's going on six hours
arguing back and forth.
They finally all agree
that when Jack shot the sheriff,
it was an act of insanity.
Out comes the bailiff –
the jurors take their seats
The judge reads the verdict
“not guilty, the aye’s have it –
not guilty,” he repeats.
©L. G. Rogers 4-18-2023