Invisible Evil

We fight, we war With disregard for the gore Horrible tragedies ignored Is any peace restored? Attacks on innocents proceed While no warnings do we heed While we focus on what does not matter Our enemies hide and scatter They are free to fight another day With our heads the price to pay We fight an evil without a face They operate silently without a trace Plotting their next move Even though the world does disapprove How can we fight what we can not see? Even though it stands in front of me They are like an invisible force And we cannot track the source Eventually our time will come But will we chose to succumb? Will we stand and fight? Or will we run and hide in fright? Will we stand up for our land? Or witness its destruction firsthand? Has our demise already been written? Or will we just sit here smitten? 2/25/09