Let justice roll down
like water
From a dam
Held against its will.
Released when the threat gets too high
Like water
From a waterfall
Breaking free,
Fed by rain and melting snow.
Streams, rivers,
Flowing, rolling.
Drought
Is the natural barrier
Sun, too little rain,
And the rolling waters slow and stop.
Let justice roll down like water
Fed by human tears
And truths.
Let it be fed by mercy and compassion,
Rolling down,
Quenching the thirst
Of those in need.
This isn’t the first poem about justice
or rolling waters
or justice rolling down like water.
Maybe if we write enough,
Sing enough,
Speak out enough,
Do enough,
Justice will roll
Down like water,
From the streams and rivers
To the sea,
And nourish the world.
