Expert witnesses swear
they will testify true
even when paid to sway
and skew the jury’s view,
one way or the other.
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Some persuade for the plaintiff,
others for the defense,
coffee gives me a lift,
information’s immense,
one way or the other.
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Testimonies conceived
for expert deceptions,
planned to make us believe
and lead our perceptions,
one way or the other.
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Evidence cumulates
case has lasted for weeks,
at finish verdict waits,
now, I twist in my seat,
one way or the other.
Elaine Anne Westheimer 
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