A lawyer’s Christmas wish

Do you remember me?

I sat upon your knee

I wrote to you with childhood fantasies

A grown-up lawyer now,

I still have hope somehow,

I'm not a child but my heart still can dream

So here's my lifelong wish, My lawyer’s Christmas list, Not for myself, but for a world in need

No more lives torn apart, Compassion from the start, and time would heal the heart,

No more need for courts or jail, Tribunals would be gone, And fair play would prevail, This is my lawyer’s Christmas list

As adults we realize

It is not what one buys, Happiness is not found beneath the tree

Though we have good intents, Decisions and judgments May leave behind a damaged human soul

No more lives torn apart, Connection from the start, and time would heal the heart

No more need for courts or jails, Tribunals would be gone, Humanity prevails,

This is my lawyer’s Christmas list

What is this illusion called? The innocence of youth? Maybe only in our blind belief Can we ever find the truth

No more lives torn apart, And kindness from the start, And time would heal the heart

No more need for laws or courts, For judges, juries, torts,

For lawyers of all sorts

This is my lawyer’s Christmas list This is my only lifelong wish This is my lawyer’s Christmas list.

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The above is based on “My Grown Up Christmas Wish,” and was adapted for this column.