Violent Times

(Apologies for our inhumanity to man) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Terrible news Terrified people; World gone mad Ugly inhumanity Who is to blame? Hatred permutates Fanatics strike Mad men and mayhem; Mangled bodies Why this madness? Killings for God; Slaughter of masses Red blood stains Here and there; Barbaric acts unveil Bloody revolution 50 shades of murder; Insanity morphs Man is violent Creature of shame; Vivid hallucinations Naturally We see what we see; Because we insist Apologies for Our inhuman acts; Of violence No one is unblemished All fruits turn rotten; Because we are one Our terror Becomes our horror; Tainted by bad blood God save us From our petty pride; Give us rest and peace Religion is The worst excuse; Killing solves nothing The karmic toll Increases as we go; We reap what we sow May we find grace To live and let live; Despite our ways Leon Enriquez 21 August 2014 Singapore