Stereotypical Rise. Nothing New. What Was Expected?

Pitter Patter Slow Plot,

Thick Thoughts,

Too Deep, Tone it Down.

The critics lie not,

my lengthy work spills

complex words and

forces thought from

the firm set believers.

A girl stands

at the beginning,

sitting by the end.

Young woman with fixed beliefs

mirrors the audience.

She is bare faced.

She wears a tee shirt.

Her jeans are standard,

on sale for $20.

20 minutes in she dons

an emerald dress.

Padfolio in hand

she rises up the steps and,

at 17, stands and walks 

into the Supreme Court.

Summer intern, exchange of words,

still bare faced, won't budge.

Strong opinions fade into

supple putty shaped

by the faces she passes

on the subway

in trials

in her mirror.

60 minutes in

sits at bench.

Stern and stiff but changed.