Costly justice

I knew a man who harbored a dispute
With his next door neighbor,
Who fumed and spat upon the ground
In consideration of all that seemed so wrong
As a result of the selfishness and meanness
Of this unrepentant sinful neighbor
But fearing the cost
Of hiring an attorney
He sought Dame Justice
Without the assistance
Of learned counsel
And seeking his own counsel alone
In the end he suffered
The loss of everything for which he prayed
For want of the knowledge
He found a bit too expensive.