Retribution:

there can be no defense

in the court of emotions

where rationality is fluid

evil, persecution

good, forgiveness

the court that determines nothing

forgiveness fleeting

persecution persistent

mistakes are the only truth

eternally bounded by failure

that by sheer humanity cannot be overlooked

with mistakes unreconcilable

we are forced to determine how to continue

all the while knowing

there can be no retribution

in the court of the heart