Evil Losers

A terrorist’s a criminal and also a fanatic
Who gets his kicks by killing and creating quite a panic.
His hatred makes him dangerous but fear’s his only goal
And crowded places let him play a tragic leading role.

Our president, in his attempts to be a tough accuser,
Must think he sounds impressive with the label “evil loser”
But loser is an epithet from junior high school days
And such a term deserves derision, though he’d longed for praise.

The world will turn to leaders in a horrible event
In hopes that their response will calm things down and thus prevent
More dread and malice from their ranks, with words that will inspire,
Yet “loser” is the best to which our ruler can aspire.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017


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Date: 5/24/2017 10:12:00 AM
It is a tragedy that can happen anywhere and you put this very well Ilene. I pray for all involved. 7
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Date: 5/24/2017 7:06:00 AM
The randomness is the scary thing. My daughter lives in England and is going to a concert this weekend. Great poem Ilene.
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Date: 5/24/2017 7:02:00 AM
I like the term he used. To call them criminals, fanatics or even monsters fuels their cause. That's how they want to be viewed, they want to know that we are afraid of them. Our previous President wouldn't even call them out for the things they did, I assume he didn't want to hurt their feelings. He even handed over 150 billion dollars in cash to a "Loser" country to help fund their atrocities. I like you Ilene and I love your poetry, but this time I will have to disagree with the message. :)
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Date: 5/23/2017 8:06:00 PM
That's exactly what I thought when I heard his comment. It's heartening to hear someone convey this sensibility. May the voices of a higher conscience bear the staff of power soon.
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Date: 5/23/2017 6:35:00 PM
There are no words to describe how sad I feel at the atrocities yesterday - the people who attended the concert will never forget it and all for the wrong reasons - hard to know what to say but we can't let these vile monsters win and must go on with our own lives:-( hugs jan xx
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