To the Terrorist

a barbed wire fence stands in front of a torn American flag waving against a gray sky
 
You who would hold the sky captive,
The sea prisoner,
The land in chains …
 
You who hide in caves,
Retreat to the wilderness,
Disappear behind false names and forged papers …
 
You who smuggle guns and arms,
Hide rockets in cities and bombs in homes,
Build weapons against the innocent and the bystander …
 
You whose designs are destruction,
Whose plans are fear,
Whose joy is hate …
 
You who harden your hearts
And wrap yourselves in death …
What evil has robbed you of your love,
Your compassion,
Your goodness,
Your humanity?
What lies have invaded your minds
So that you choose to die in order to kill?
 
We who love our lives and liberty
Stand firm and strong against terror.
We will defend our nation and our people.
We will protect our land and our homes.
And we pray for you to find hope and comfort
In lives of peace.
 

 
© 2011 Alden Solovy and tobendlight.com. All rights reserved.
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