By Scott Bailey © 2026

Crime doesn’t pay
   They used to say
        And the truth was hidden away
Now we hear the truth at last
    Obscured in deception in past
        Now we see in every broadcast

Crime pays
Might wins
Justice is brought

In response to malformed_poetry’s prompt

https://www.threads.com/@malformed_poetry/post/DT247CpE_Yr?xmt=AQF0txgXTqcP96e7DghQ6iGreV7nbzcB2HXPrADbgoqiHW4F02QbOyOeIb1RBgzTzsvSFW4&slof=1