FAMILY COURT TRAGIC!

I

By Elizabeth A. Richter
I looked for committed activists in vain, for

There was brokenness as far as I could see

All I found was thick fog and the dreary rain

Bombs falling and shooters behind each tree

I figured this was my bad luck again

Plus folks want it all, but give-back is paltry

Still, I said I’d fight no matter what.  At least

I could give some a bit of what they sought

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What can I do but list the typical wrongs

That family court has perp’d on me and you

We presented them to the Committee & Sen. Tong

All of whom talked like they had no clue

Actors all, they certainly knew all along

Of lawyers lying, evidence stolen and also

Rigged trials, bribed experts and corruption so deep

Parents are bankrupt because the cost is steep.

Next legal folks put their counter-truth on display

They cried and said parents put guns to their heads

Lawyers pulled out their violins and began to play

Judges spoke rivers about how carefully they listened

GALs fake tears over kids kept the truth at bay, while

Journalists twisted by threats repeated what they said

These fakes are so good and have such a good line

Family court victims seem out of their minds

We stand outside the Courts and hold demonstrations

Others speak to neighbors and hope they’ll understand

My friends live in fear of retaliation. So there’s no change.

When you go to Court with child abuse, you’ll be sure to find 

There’s no place to go for any protection

Because you’ll be accused of parental alienation

Meanwhile mothers end up homeless and alone

Children are bribed and their hearts turn to stone

III

This all arose out of a vision for father’s rights.

A bunch of right wingers saw Moms as welfare queens

They thought privileges for men would turn the tide

But now there are consequences they hadn’t seen

Men are now the Moms and they think they’re great

Moms have been driven away and are called unclean

I sit here and think what can I personally do

Still, change depends upon you and you and you.