"Pen & Paper" (National Poetry Month poem-a-day) Day 23
Written by Bruce A.
Pandolfo
4/23/2017
Andy Austin was a
regular in court
for over four decades.
She harassed a judge
until she could get in there.
Hardly left since.
She's routinely looked
mobsters and murderers
right in the eye
unflinching.
She's traded smiles
casually with
John Wayne Gayce.
Unafraid.
She once drew on a
woman
and made her look real
bad
simply because the lady
wouldn't
give an inch for Andy
to sit.
Like most people,
Andy doesn't enjoy being present for murder trials
(because they're boring.)
Andy doesn't enjoy being present for murder trials
(because they're boring.)
Not enough passion, she says.
She's framed dozens of
killers, cleptos, and convicts.
Her walls are adorned
with pictures
of folks who would make
you shudder.
Bit of a sketchy
character really.
But then...that's her
job,
Chicago Courtroom sketch artist.
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