One Word
Can make the difference.
Guilty? or Not?

It doesn’t matter what I think.
It only matters what the jury believes.
I am nothing but a name in a story.

And that terrifies me.
I have no control.
Will the rest of my life be like this?

One word
Can make the difference.
Guilty? or Not?

I hope they’ve done their job.
Made me look innocent.
Made me look kind.

But the other side’s done their job
Made me look like a monster.
Trying to seal my fate.

One word
Can make the difference.
Guilty? or Not?

The question mark
Inconsequential, but also important.
The fate of a world, mine, depends on it.

One word
Can make the difference.
Guilty? or Not?

I can’t control my destiny.
I don’t know why this happened to me.
Am I a monster like they say?