For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for November 22, 2018

Reminds me of that trial back in Stockbridge MA

Morning, when we all had to go to court. We walked in, sat down, Obie came

In with the twenty-seven 8 times 10 colored glossy pictures with the circles and

Arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one, sat down

Man came in, said, “All rise!” We all stood up, and Obie stood up with the

Twenty-seven 8 times 10 colored glossy pictures, and the judge walked in, sat

Down, with a seein’ eye dog and he sat down. We sat down

Obie looked at the seein’ eye dog then at the twenty-seven 8 × 10

Colored glossy pictures with the circles and arrows and a paragraph on the

Back of each one and looked at the seein’ eye dog and then at

The twenty-seven 8 × 10 colored glossy pictures with the circles and arrows

And a paragraph on the back of each on and began to cry

Because Obie came to the realization that it was a typical case of American

Blind justice, and there wasn’t nothin’ he could do about it, and the judge

Wasn’t gonna look at the twenty-seven 8 by 10 colored glossy pictures with

The circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one explainin’

What each one was, to be used as evidence against us