another day in terror town

How is another beheading just routine for these people?

It's just another day in terror town,
another journalist cruelly cut down.

How is this just another scene?
a new glossy photo spread in a magazine?

Don't give me your coward's cries of
righteous indignation
and stupid,
narrow-minded,
piggish
anti-American justification.
you didn't impact the leader,
or change a political nation.

You killed someone's
son,
husband,
brother,
friend,
in the name of religion
in the name of Allah,
in the name of something
even you don't understand.

It's another day in terror town,
press record and steal
an innocent life,
slashing your way to paradise
with a knife.
I think you are in for a surprise.
you won't meet the men you killed
when you die.

because they went up,
and you are going down.

Author's Note

For the families of Daniel Pearl, James Foley, and Steven Sotloff. Terrorism,
even if the "cause" has roots in American politics, is never justified.
And don't bother using this poem as a way to spew anti-American hate, it will be
deleted.

Reviews

[Sami Khalil]

Islam forbids any form of violence and any acts of evil. Those mad extremists are Non Muslim and they are serving the devil instead of Almighty Allah. I have studied the Koran, hadith and I know the truth from those extremists' falsehoods. Most of their victims as you all know have been innocent Muslims from other sects of Islam for they consider them heretics(they are heretics themselves). It saddens me for the media shows that few idiots and rabid dogs following their cult leader( I call them an evil cult of Wahhabism and Salafism) and not showing the anger and disgust of 1.6 billion Muslims who are shown on TV condemning those heinous acts. Islam is the most misunderstood religion and the most taken out of context or used by dictators and cult leaders for their goals.
Koran says:" Those who kill one person as if they have killed the whole humanity, and those who save one person as if they have saved the whole humanity." Many more other verses where it forbids aggression and suicide and killing innocent people.
Islam forbids any form of war except in the extreme self defense, removing oppression against any people and or fighting for true justice. If people study Islam ( without bias and hate or propaganda) they will find it was(is) revolutionary in all its aspects of human rights( women, slavery, voting, property and many more) The Koran is the only book that when it speaks to mankind, it refers to women and men and not just men. ( read for yourselves) Not being preachy but just to highlight some facts away from the media propaganda or the acts of some ignorant countries like Saudi Arabia...
A long subject but I'm adding my voice to the peace loving people( Islam means peace and surrender) but those idiots don't understand that.
Excellent poem...:).................

[Lyn Anderson]

Thank you very much Sami. This is what I am talking about. Muslims have a voice, but out of fear of the extremists, remain silent against atrocities committed in their religion's name. No one should ever be afraid to speak out against hate in the name of any religion. Fear protects extremists and allows hate to flow freely.

[Sami Khalil]

I totally agree. Thank you for spreading awareness. You are welcome...:)........

[Frieda P]

Thanks so much for contributing your knowledge Sami, thing is most people don't realize this, and the hate is just insurmountable and spreads like wild fire...

[Sami Khalil]

By the way, according to the Koran there is no marriage in heaven, no sex so to speak. We all go back to the Source and not the need. That misconception about 72 Virgins is a false Hadith, and mistranslation of the word:Hoor Al Ein in the Koran which means chaste women and not Virgins.
Another misconception is Jihad which means self struggle and not Holly war.

[Frieda P]

I wasn't aware of what Jihad meant, but you know it makes it so much easier to hate when the words are misconstrued.

[Lyn Anderson]

So what is it that keeps so many Muslims from speaking out? If it is fear, there are so many more Muslims than there are extremists, they should be able to overwhelm by sheer numbers -- no more terror, no more FATWAS against women and men who speak their minds, no more claiming Muslims who don't adhere to radicalism are heretics.

[Sami Khalil]

Many factors. Fear of dictators, those crazy groups or cults. Media does not give the good Muslims air time or radio time. Bad or negative media sells and there is that factor among others. Muslims want peace and freedom in their countries but can,t get it. They have suffered under colonialism for ages, then dictatorships, then rise of extremism. There are very progressive Muslim counteies like Indonesia, Malysia, Turkey that understand Islam correctly. A lot of ignorance also prevails in the Muslim coyntries. Another galvanizing issue is Israel and Palestine and the existence of Holy places in that place. We need a peace treaty to stop all this madness. Share God, Jerusalem and others. They are bkth cousins by race and blood...:)..........

[Bright Ocean Star]

Sami, thank you for sharing your peace-loving perspective. Islam is supposed to be about peace and love for mankind. Extremists will hijack anything and corrupt it. Bless you, dear friend.

[Lyn Anderson]

Here in Canada I listen to talk radio. The head of the Canadian Muslim Congress regularly gets air time. This organization gives voice to non-extremists. The radicals condemn the Congress and say they are not Muslim.

[Sami Khalil]

As you see there is that vast majority who will and want to speak up but the extremists or radicals want to shut them up. Another form of control and manipulation. To the other commentator, thank you too. You are welcome...:).................

[Jon Roggie]

Sami, well said.

[Sami Khalil]

Thank you dear poet...:)........

[Tom]

Well spoken Sami your input on KL's excellent powerful poem is very pertinent indeed, throughout the centuries the minority extremists and fanatics of world religions and cultures have blindly and cruelly sullied the righteousness, morality and good faith of the majority and really when you analyse it, just because they are not getting their own way ! Cowardly bullies indeed !!!

[Sami Khalil]

"throughout the centuries the minority extremists and fanatics of world religions and cultures have blindly and cruelly sullied the righteousness, morality and good faith of the majority and really when you analyse it, just because they are not getting their own way ! Cowardly bullies indeed !!!"

Wow. I totally agree Tom. Amazing truth and wisdom in your words....:)..................

[Madalyn Beck]

"because they went up,
and you are going down."

It's a sad and painful truth. What God would create us just so we can kill each other in the name of Him? I don't believe it and it saddens me to see those who do and will continue to. This is a powerful write and I hope many more read it and understand just what you are trying to get at here. Fantastic! xo :)

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks so much. I was so moved by Daniel Pearl's story, and then, to see it happening again, to more men, and being reported on as if they were reporting the frigging weather or something ...

[Madalyn Beck]

I completely agree with you. It's disappointing to say the least.

[Lyn Anderson]

One of the reasons I couldn't handle journalism, and that was a small town. I didn't have the stomach to ask the mother who just lost her children and home to a fire "how does it feel?"

[Madalyn Beck]

Oh, God... That would be the worst question to ask in that type of situation. I wouldn't be able to handle that either.

[Tom]

A quite astute and brilliant poetic summation of the cowardly few who bring shame on themselves, highlighting the absolute depravity that man will stoop too in pursuit of evil and flawed agendas !

Kudos indeed to your inspirational and courageous pen KL !

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks. I can't be half as courageous as those men or their families, but I will speak out when I am moved to do so.

[Patrick]

this blows me away. You are so very poetic friend

[Lyn Anderson]

Wow, thank you so much.

[Jon Roggie]

Great write. So many do not know how to respond.
You were able to start a discussion,
one I wish many could see.

Jon.

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks I appreciate that.

[Benita-Staebell M - Kin..]

yes I heard about this was sad they're
trying to make us fear but it is still wrong
feels like your heart has been ripped out.


and they are extremists that killed that man
they hate and don't love I have a Muslim friend
on here she's a sweetheart and a young girl that knows
our family she used to babysit my nephews and niece but
my Nephews are old enough to watch Ansley now and this young
girl that watched them is Muslim but won't claim it as her innocents
was taken from her at 9 years old and she is a sweetheart :)


Thank you for sharing this piece
and thank you for your kind review and
comments you left on my page.


Blessings. Benita/ kindred poet

[Lyn Anderson]

Thank you for stopping in. And yes, it is extremists, and everyone must stand against them and the people who perpetuate the hate that fuels their rage.

[Benita-Staebell M - KindredPoet]

Your welcome. was a pleasure. you're right more hate towards them only
puts more fuel to their rage hate can be that way. Blessings. Benita/ kindred poet

[00000000000000000000000..]

I don't watch the news too depressing, I like poets:) their words always stand in a free cause. Awesome KL:)

[Lyn Anderson]

I try not to, but I just absorb it somehow in passing by. And I agree, it's too depressing.

[Bright Ocean Star]

KLG, I love this one. You penned an excellent poem with full truths that needed to be said. Thank you!

[Lyn Anderson]

You are welcome. I have no patience or truck or trade with the evil, nor the media that perpetuates the problem and helps to fuel the fires of hate.

[InsanityWriter]

Really powerful stuff here. The hate and murder needs to stop. Excellent poem.

[Lyn Anderson]

Thank you very much. I was compelled to write. My heart aches for the families and friends of these men, so publicly slain for an insane cause.

[Cody Williams]

A wonderfully dark write KL! Well done. Thanks for sharing it!

-CW

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks for stopping by.

[Pryde Foltz]

First off … the write itself was first-class. As to its content … it reminds me how easy it is to manipulate humanity with fear into anger and hate. I do NOT think your poem does this. It seems to ask the reader to look to the action and condemn it. We forget that these casualties were living, breathing and loving people before they were carelessly cut down to feed the demon of hate. Both sides sell us fear … but look closer and you'll realize both sides are created by the same side. The side that profits monetarily from having us kill each other. Write dear, KL.

[Lyn Anderson]

You got it. It's this blase' attitude too that pisses me off. Matter of fact "journalist beheaded bla bla" WAIT a MINUTE these are PEOPLE we are talking about here. My heart screams for the friends and relatives of these men who have to listen to each side shovel their s**t. It's wrong, dead wrong -- as the sign says "Terror has no religion" -- stop using hate to fuel the fire.