An Open Letter To the Jihadi Bride - Part 2 of 2

Part 2 of 2 Their fake values which may seem so true Are just their best tool To get you to do what they want And this works time after time For if you look back in history This is nothing new Every religion, every group intent on doing good Is always infiltrated by those individuals Who just want to do life the easy way And they are so easy to believe, so intoxicating But they are just conmen Not working hard or investing in anything You make all the running, they just talk While you pay, in every way They spout off their mouths from pulpits in every land And now on the web But their belief in themselves and power base is only so good As long as you believe in them first and foremost And not in yourself, your religion, and your own values If you want change, come back Or better still, don’t go And work with those from all backgrounds Probably people you don’t yet know Irrespective of religion or no Who crave the same good in the world as you do And who don’t ask for fame or followers Or make unreasonable demands in return It’s a myth that those with no god are no good It’s going to be a hard fight, I know Change is hard won and easily lost And although I am not religious myself It does not stop me praying, With everything I have got Down on my knees For a better day, a better way One day, my friend, one day The world will change And I am steadfast in my belief That this can be done without violence and wars Which injure humanity in all its forms That we can shun suffering, mistreatment and more Introduce decency, fairness and honesty And make a worthwhile future for us all Anna Archichek