The Guilty Freeman

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There was a quarrel
between a father and his son.
Harsh punishments followed
but the son stood his ground.

He thought, "He was right"
but was told otherwise.
Soon he was driven to insanity
and everyone condemned him.

The guilty, a free man,
The free man the guilty.

Some things are so permanent
that independence can't change.
For in the face of power, true justice is haunted.