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
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