If Someone 'Stays' Observant

For someone who has bruises on their head.
Two swollen eyes that are blackened.
One sprained wrist...
And a full cast on a broken leg.
You...
Have asked me,
To prove to you there is a relevance connected...
That pays,
Without a doubt...
If someone 'stays' observant.

'Yeah!
That's right.
What do you mean by that? '

I don't think there is anything left,
I could say in words...
That will get you to comprehend,
What I am talking about.

'Oh yeah?
You always 'think' you know EVERYTHING.
But you don't.
You are not immuned from learning lessons,
You know?
You are not 'that' smart.
And I am no dummy.'

Okay.
So what did your lawyer say,
About the police report?

'Like I told him and the police...
That driver should have seen me using my cellphone.'

But you were talking on it,
Standing in the middle of the street.

'BUT...
WHO was driving that car?
Was I driving that car?
Everyone wants to make those who are innocent,
Look as if crimes committed against them...
Is a result of something 'they' have done.
And I am sick and tired of hearing that.'

poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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