I have worked in the justice system for nearly twenty-six years and I want to say so much, but if I say anything at all I could lose my job. And I need my job and I love my job. I try to help people. So crickets here.

crickets aren’t quiet
if there’s silence and crickets
no ones talking

Reena challenges us: This week, we explore the interplay between prose and poetry. Use one or both of these images as your inspiration — a blindfolded Lady Justice whose scales are tipped by money or a crumbling courthouse.

Write in either Prosimetrum or Versiprose form: both combine alternating passages of prose and verse.

• If the prose dominates, it’s Prosimetrum.
• If the poetry dominates, it’s Versiprose.

Find details on the format here.