Justice by Langston Hughes

That Justice is a blind goddess
Is a thing to which we black are wise:
Her bandage hides two festering sores
That once perhaps were eyes.

Poetry Analyser:

In this poem Justice by Langston Hughes which talks about how the justice system is biased against African American. Langston Hughes uses metaphor and rhyme to create a calm and simmering anger tone in this poem about how unfair Justice can be. “Justice is blind goddess” is a form of a metaphor that he uses. Justice is the court system and that it does not see any particular person. “Is a thing to which we black are wise, that once perhaps were eyes” is a form of rhyme. In the end he uses wise and eyes to rhyme.Some part the speaker had a calm tone but spoke with a simmering anger to how African American are treated when it comes to the law. Justice eyes are hidden by bandages to hide the truth which lies under. The speaker’s attitude does not change through out the story, because it does not have any exclamation marks to show anger. Justice some times hides the truth from sight. "Justice is the blind goddess" and "her bandages hides two festering sores" explain the unseeing ways of the law and court system. And by looking past the covers and underneath you will find the truth.