If it were up to me
our natural love and affection
would be consideration
enough.
Screw Beaton v McDivitt
And the Honorable Kirby P
Our promise is anything
but gratuitous.
But I can concede their reasoning
For love is like the battlefield
of the doctrine of Consideration
Commonsense v the Peppercorn
and the peppercorn wins everytime . . .
And people can be unconsciencable
Equity seldom extends its merciful hand
in the Court room of love.
Author notes
So my nerdiness is law. I love law!
The doctrine of Consideration is the commonlaw rule saying a promise is unenforcable as a contract unless something of value is given in exchange.
'natural affaction and love' is a quote from Kirby P's judgement in Beaton v McDivitt which reinforces the precedent that the consideration must be more than a feeling.
The doctrine of consideration is often refered to as lacking commonsense because if you owe someone $1000 and they agree to accept $999 for it that is an unenforcable contract because $999 is clearly unequal to $1000, however if they agree to accept a peppercorn that can be legally binding for judges will not access the adiquacy of consideration, unless it is clearly unequal because it is less in the same medium, however a peppercorn is a different medium so they have no power.
Thus it lacks commonsense, like love.
Equity is a type of contract law that allows actual 'fairness' to influence a judges remedy decision.
So that is my nerdiness, I am a law nerd! I'm also a Dr Who nerd and its spin offs fan, but I wasn't sure an adult rated poem finishing in 'that was pile of dust good!' would appeal to anyone but the most hardcore of torchwood nerds so I decided contract law! Much wider appeal.
It doesn't feel like it flows. Suggestions? How does it feel to you?
Comments
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This sounds a bit precious, but with that it makes one think and it's a very good metaphor. I think I understood the message before reading your notes. I really like this, it's different, original.
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wow.. i liked it
didn't quite understand it.. but it had a nice flow to it
much talent k8
..xo
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HA HA HA! I love it I love it I love it. Funniness and good points.
As for the flow, I think the main problem is in the fourth stanza. The emphasis gets placed on different places in the lines then in other stanza's. But that's minute. I barely noticed it.
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