A Terrorist is born

A Terrorist is Born

He stood in the fields and watched

Two jets scramble to the village ahead

One pass they would make

And drop two bombs each

As he watched them he prayed

It is not his house they would breach

Then the thunderous clap of explosions

One after another,  four in total

The black clouds rise up in sky

And his heart starts thumping hard

Direction is same, he starts running fast

May be it missed or his sight is flawed

The shouting, the wailing grows louder

Nooo he shouts, calls out his wife

She is buried somewhere in the rubble

Along with their new born daughter

The son was playing under the trees

But the clusters had killed him too

In a single moment the world was hell

And he swore to make it even more

Reviews

[BlackPrince]

I see here how you objectively and creatively depict cause and effect, action and reaction!

Well done

[WILDERNESS]

Thank you for the appreciation. Keep visiting..

[Relic]

This puts a face to the tragedy and the mindset it takes to celebrate the devil's work. 100 from me.

[WILDERNESS]

Thanks a lot, best regards

[J. Hampton]

I cannot imagine
I do not conceive there is...a tooth...or an eye
that could give peace to the burden in a heart that had to bear and witness that
I cannot concur but feel
you've written something brave
powerful

[WILDERNESS]

thanks so much for the encouragement............

[barleygirl]

You've done a great job of describing in detail how it might feel to be in a war-torn area, being afraid for the possibility of a strike to one's own home, then finally finding out that the worst possibility has happened. Your sequence of events sounds true-to-life and I like how specific you are, but this message is quite far from how we are being told a terrorist is typically born. Or even the typical profile of a terrorist. So I'm not sure if I can buy into the meaning you are ascribing to your excellent description of events.

[WILDERNESS]

Yes dear , everyone sells with his own flavour, but no sane person in the world want to leave their family to go out and kill others. Communists, terrorists and anything that serves the purpose of those who want to control us to their selfish ends. Humanity is the ultimate loser and they tell us humans must be killed to save humans..................... tragic.

[barleygirl]

In our country (US) you probably know about our controversial prez candidate who says: "No more Muslims" . . . but those who argue him point out: more Muslims are victims of terrorism, so how can we not realize how hard this is on their communities, all around the globe? Such vast differences in the points of view in this matter! *sheesh!*

[alanwgraham]

Very good. We have to try to understand what makes an ordinary person become a terrorist. I have posted a short story called 'a tale of two cafes' which is uncannily similar to your piece but in more detail. Would you like to have a look?

[WILDERNESS]

Thanks, review is appreciated. Will sure do.............. my pleasure.

[Renée]

An eye for an eye.. you paint a powerful vision

[WILDERNESS]

Thanks .................

[Ruth]

A life for life seldom pays a good karmic debt...sigh, so much suffering in this aching world of late...poignant piece hon...

[WILDERNESS]

couldn't agree more dear................ thanks

[Chris W.]

More people need to really think about how this happens. Hats off for speaking the truth.

[WILDERNESS]

I agree ....................... thanks for the review.

[WILDERNESS]

The other side of the coin ............................. truth is the biggest weapon .