The Conscious Lawyer Magazine: Poetic Justice Series
Following is a poem I wrote, “The Caged Truth”, was recently featured in an international lawyer’s magazine called “The Conscious Lawyer”.
The magazine is a fresh and visionary publication about law from a conscious perspective. Challenging the status quo about what lawyers do, and can do, and is the trailblazing platform created by the incredibly dedicated and visionary Elaine Quinn in London, England. Here’s a link to the May 2017 edition of her magazine. It’s full of well written articles that are truly inspirational.
You can also find “The Conscious Lawyer” on Facebook as well.
The Caged Truth
It bangs against the cage
Howling loud and long
Doing everything it can
For me to listen
Losing its patience
Waiting to be heard
I do everything I can
To ignore it
All it wants
Is to be set free
So it can live the life I
That it wants for me
I close my eyes
I cover my ears
I’m not living a lie
But not my Truth either
Only I can unlock the cage
For it was built by my two hands
Only I can set it free
What lives Inside of me
Each bar of the cage
Is a part of me
I even use what I love
To lock it away
At the breaking point
I tear down the cage a
Terrified as I touch each bar
Afraid of what will come
But the truth
Caged like an animal
does not turn and attack
All it wants is to be a part of me.
—Jim Dwyer, Attorney
