Barry Ponneck Poet Free verse

Evil Is As Evil Does

Killing is killing 
But I say NO 
It takes a truly evil being To commit such blasphemy 
To steal the show.
 
Say what you will 
About U.S. complicity in this crime 
That we should exit Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq 
That we have the blood of innocents on our hands 
I say, it goes much deeper this time

It goes to the core 
Of what makes us humane 
And gives us the capacity for compassion 
To say NO to our baser instincts 
And to choose to step back from the Game

 Look to your heart 
For it is there you will find 
The scales of justice 
That determines the good from the evil 
And separate those who see, from those that are blind 

Beheading is a heinous act 
That leaves me physically ill 
It goes beyond the pale 
And leaves me questioning 
How & why do they kill! 

Hamas, Syrian terrorist 
They call it, holy Jihad, 
How arrogant to claim it is Holy 
When in reality, its just plain evil!
And they will stand before and answer to their God! 


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Arthur Vaso October 26, 2014 at 12:29 AM The USA is always damned if they do and damned if they dont, and hindsight is 20/20, however as you say, I know evil when I see it. Hamas, Hezbollah, and Isis, 3 branches of the same tree. Great poem.