Plaintiffs and defendants
Appellant appellee
Pleader, respondent
Opposing counsel
Judge and jury
Actors on the stage
Assigned roles
Scripted lines
Improvisation within limits
Rules upon rules
Written in a secret language
Disguised as our own
Dancing across the floor
Thrust and parry
Synchronized and hitch-step
Partners in the process
Players playing their parts
Validating justice
In the system
If not the outcomes
(Raymond A. Foss)
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