I erased my name.
You sold yours.

Everyone is here to be seen. I'm here to watch. No ask, no pitch, nothing wanted from you — just a room, eleven voices, and the one question that doesn't go away.

The jury · eleven

1. CHARGEEleven of them signed it. One of them didn't read it.
2. PRIORSEverything they found was true. None of it was the whole story.
3. LINEUPYou looked straight at me and picked someone else.
4. WITNESSI was there. That was enough for them to look away.
5. CROSSROADSHe was offered a deal at midnight. The road is still going.
6. UNSOUND MINDThey asked where my mind was. I told them the truth.
7. CONTEMPTFined for dancing in the courtroom. Paid in full.
8. OUT OF ORDERRuled out of order. Kept talking.
9. DELIBERATIONThe door is locked from the inside. Nobody leaves until it is said.
10. REASONABLE DOUBTEleven were sure. That was the problem.
11. VERDICTNobody lives forever. The record does.