Perfect Justice

narrative verse

Perfect Justice

The boy donned his explosive vest
He had been brainwashed by the best
He was convinced by suicide
he'd be a martyr. Cause for pride

to all is friends and family
Too ignorant to question why.
His teacher was apparently
quite content to let others die.

When he himself was not prepared.
His life too precious to be spared
Though advocating suicide.
These evil men are satisfied.

Persuading na�ve boys to die.
Although they are aware they lie.
The boys mere weapons for their use
The ultimate of child abuse.

Fortunately this boy was saved
the mechanism misbehaved
The bomb refused to detonate
A martyr's death was not his fate.

The boy had been prepared to die
But now began to question why.
Allah refused his sacrifice.
Denied the promised paradise

Now honest clerics must explain
and re-interpret once again
The lessons which had been mistaught.
By priests who knowingly distort.

The laws laid down the in the Koran
to be observed by every man
which wicked men choose to defy.
Though they will answer when the die.

To Allah the compassionate
The burning lakes of fire wait
Though they repent it is too late
Their wickedness has sealed their fate.

The foolish boys they led astray
sure to be judged a different way.
By Allah the all merciful
The ways of god are wonderful.

26/06/2009
http:// blog.myspace.com/poeticpiers

Reviews

[spence]

This is a very brave piece of poetry Ivor- I commend your courage in writing it. Terrorism can look like a multi-faceted subject, but it amounts to little more than coercion, treachery and murder on this level. In keeping with the simplicity of the 'cause and effect' in the real world; it really doesn't help when 'freedom fighters' drop bombs indiscriminantly on civilians, conquer oil rich nations and then siphon the wealth from the very heart of these new colonies. Makes one wonder just who the 'terrorists' are at times, but this is a suitable rebuke to one half of the problem- now to get those other militant guru's from recruiting young people to kill on their behalf! I enjoyed this read, spence

[Helen Woodward]

God Almighty!!! Isn't it an abomination? I will never understand that kind of hatred because that is at the helm of this behaviour HATRED!! It s never too late to repent Ivor...as you know. These young kids walking around with rifles they can barely hold, what a disgrace. It is the 'teacher gurus' who will be heavily judged...I hope.
You have not beaten around the bush here and good for you. These people are hideous and a boil on the butt of society.
Cheers :-( And congrats on a terrific piece of poetic justice.

Helen.