A case first stated
Tends to be seen as right
And if it is left unchallenged
It becomes might.
It’s all we have
With no other recourse
Just like a landslide election
And concomitant force.
I travelled to T n T
To attend Wesleyan Congress,
This was way back in 1972:
One was the best.
While commuting
Along a congested street
Our car collided with another;
Just a side sweep.
The drivers got out
And mark their positions
And then rushed to the station
To win the decision.
The one arriving first
And getting his story out
Appeared far more believable
Putting the other in doubt.
A case first stated
Tends to be seen as right
And if it is left unchallenged
It becomes might.
Like the boxing match
In the Olympics,
That a man fought a woman,
Was my verdict.
That was so unjust
Not to mention unfair,
One could see in that mismatch
The woman was scared.
Forty-five seconds
Was as long as it last,
There was no doubt in my mind
The woman was outclassed.
Since the initial report
I’ve heard a lot more,
Many more twists and turns
Have come to the fore.
But still in my mind is,
A man beat a woman
And in the Olympics going forward
This may be more common.
A case first stated
Tends to be seen as right
And for me, though challenged,
It is still might.
Power to the woman
Who fought the man,
He may have been a woman
But I'm still her fan.
Stewart Russell © August 6, 2024
