What is retribution,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If not a never-ending cycle of revenge?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They say it is a penalty inflicted out of vengeance for a wrong act,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But they also say two wrongs don\u2019t make a right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, can revenge ever reach completion,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Or will the whole world turn blind?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
–<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Who deserves retribution,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If not everyone for every wrong they\u2019ve ever done?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Is it reserved for the homophobes, the racists, the liars, the cheats?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Or does it extend to the lazy, the manipulative, the privileged, and the foolish?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Does it even target the lucky?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
–<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Who determines retribution,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If it no longer exists solely with lawmakers?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If we now encourage others to design and enact their own form of retaliation,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And as a public judge whether it was fair,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Is it still retribution if we then punish the offender we helped create?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
–<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What is retribution,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If not cruelty extended,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stretched out and continued long after the original offence?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And do you really believe petty revenge could hurt that type of crook?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No, the cruellest gift the Good bestow upon the Evil is time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Time is the enemy of unhappy people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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