We the Jury
       

having heard the evidence against us

having taken into account the strength of every possible position

having gone home to our spouses our children

and having never mentioned the full details of our thoughts

having come to comprehend the wrongs of which we stand accused

having pledged to consider our omissions and our acts

we know that we will determine the facts

and those facts will become the surface

upon which this world must rest            we will assess

the veracity of our witnessing against us            we understand

our innocence could well require we find ourselves guilty

and when at last the verdict arrives

we will come down upon us with the weight of our entire existence

even then            not one of us

will truly understand what we have done

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