The battery 

of trials

of this century

are upon 

us, 

just as

we are

reminded

of the last

trial

of the century

(of the last

century).

The guy

got away

with murder,

after repeatedly

battering

his 

by then

ex wife.

A generation

has passed

since that

fiasco,

that exposed

problematic

policing,

racism,

celebrity,

privilege,

wealth,

and,

oh yeah,

what happens

to women

all the time.

Nicole Brown 

Simpson

has been

all

but forgotten

upon the death

of her batterer

and murderer.

In the 30 years

between

trials

of the centuries,

women

are worse

off.

Women’s lives

are not 

prioritized.

Any juror

with an agenda

can upend a

conviction.

The best 

prediction

may not 

detect

the one

to reject

the facts

in lieu

of that

which attracts

support

for the guilty 

one.

Battery 

doesn’t die

when 

the big lie

persists,

which requires

assistance

and insistence

on innocence

and no

remorse.

What died

with OJ

yesterday?

It seems

as though

a battery

of issues

have been

recharged.