There at the Federal Courthouse they love Shakespeare.
They quote him often, and they quote him wrong.
“The quality of mercy is not stained,”
A PD said. “This kingdom is no horse,”
A prosecutor pled. “In every hamlet
They know the great clichés.” I have an itch
To stand and rectify, but I do not,
Suspecting that the local lockup holds
Good friends to friends of bards. The judge looks down,
His lifetime tenure harbored in his gut,
And quotes, “Victims have died. Why, even worms
May have their day and turn. But not for love.”
It’s hard to argue with a thought like that.
I don’t know any worms who disagree.
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