I have seen men of iron will collapse to their knees;
I have seen women of steel fall apart like chalk.
I have seen tears of blood, shattered hearts, broken lives,
and lives cut short... i have seen it all...
i have seen dead bodies on the ground because of drugs, guns
or accidents...
i have seen zombies, who were alive while their soul was
dead...
My soul has lived a thousand lifetimes..
i have woken up drenched in sweat, my heart pounding,
at times because i found a viable defense while i was sleeping...
at times, because i was dreaming of the innocent teen-age
client who is doing a triple life sentence on contaminated evidence.
Mothers have entrusted me with their children. Others have
said: "first god, then you"... Loved ones have sat in my office
picking up pieces of their shattered lives...
Like Sisyphus, i have carried this stone up the mountain, to
watch it roll down time and again. Like Alexander, i have faced the Gordian
knot time and again...
i have tried to bring light where there was nothing but
darkness. There are times that i won, .. and so often, i have failed. In the
process, i have been polished like a mirror, buffed by adversity.
All those who look at me watch with wonder and amazement...
yet very few see the pain, and the awesome burden that is part of my daily
routine... With every case, my soul is spliced. With every defeat, i am ripped
apart...
There is no victory that is sweet enough to wash down the
bitterness of those cases that should have been won, and yet were lost because
the government was corrupt, the cop dirty, or the judge biased.
Protect your liberties. Cherish your rights. Soon enough,
there will be none left.
My name is Alaleh Kamran.
I am a Criminal Defense Attorney.
I am Constitutional Defender.
I am a Citizen Journalist.
And this is my blog. Welcome to my world.
CDAK
11/27/2012
Encino