Annihilation

Norman Wisdom, ninety-five, the comic actor dies in his sleep; That is an exception, making headlines when violent ends have become the norm. Bobby Sands, an IRA militant, died in prison, on hunger strike, Baha Mousa, innocent Iraqi, died in custody, tortured, in chains. Six million Jews of all ages, died in gas chambers - the Nazi Holocaust. Two world wars of the recent past saw untimely massacre of many millions; Hiorshima, Nagasaki, A-bombed victims were civilians, Yet all world religions proscribe taking the lives of fellow human beings. Death is demeaning to all who succumb, unless from age or natural cause, Technology advances in geometric progression inflaming mankind's lust to kill; Today's art and entertainment glorify extremes of violence and crime, The end of the planet cannot be far off, as collective hatred explodes at will.