GUILT(Y) Verdict for OJ Simpson, and/or Others…
Guilt hovers for all types of reasons. Some manage to feel guilty without cause. Others don’t (appear to) feel guilty, but should. Conscience is a determining factor. Even if we deceive others, we still have to live with ourselves!
G U I L T
Got away with it before
Unbelievable but true
Innocence too often punished
Lying lets others down
Time takes care of injustices…eventually
(You may get caught!)
If not then,
When?
If not now
How?
If not this situation
The next?
Those who hurt us (seem to) get away with what they’ve done too often. Or, do they? The high of duping others can, ultimately, be followed by the low of them being able to offer no more excuses—followed by a lack of leniency from those able to invoke retribution.
It looks like there may be no way out for OJ Simpson this time around. He may have "got away with murder" 13 years ago, but can’t seem to get away with "kidnapping and armed robbery" now. A "lesser crime," a greater sentence…
It’s wrong to wish ill on somebody else. But, it’s hard not to feel relief when obvious (and repeat) offenders push their luck and things don’t pan out for them. In business, dating, or en famille, certain individuals have a way of taking advantage of others. If discovered, they may attempt to convince that their ruses are out of character, or provoked. Also, when people get away with something once, they often try to get away with it again…and again. No matter how good their stores get, where’s the glory?!
