Challenge
Imagine you find yourself on a jury for a murder trial, and the eleven other jurors are convinced the suspect is guilty. You think the suspect is innocent. How do you convince your peers of their innocence? Challenge sponsored by Random House Books and THE HOLDOUT by Graham Moore, the Academy screenwriter of The Imitation Game.
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Innocent
ears.
Do you cry when you aren't desperate?
Fear.
Do you fear unless innocent?
Love.
Could you love and yet hurt them?
Lies.
Don't you see the truth in their eyes?
This truth,
Their truth.
What about our truth?
I see the tears, the fear, the love, the lies.
And I myself fear.
Fear.
For them, for their destiny
Tears.
I cry because you can't see.
Love.
My heart is full of forgiveness, or understanding
Lies.
I won't lie.
I believe in them.
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