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Isis

You can behead an unarmed man
You can rape a defenseless woman
You can blow up an innocent child

You can burn a book, or 1000's
Attempt to erase history
Spit on the culture of mankind

Here is what you will never do
You will never catch Charlie Brown
Or behead Allah the almighty

You are an army
Of no hearts
Of no heads

The army of the evil living dead

abuseallahdeathevilhateode

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Eve Roper

May 17, 2015 at 10:24 PM

I couldn't have said it any better dear friends. They're just a bunch of thugs that don't have the balls to show their faces.

Arthur Vaso

May 17, 2015 at 10:32 PM

Well, I kinda think you just did say it better!!!! LOL hugs

Afolabi Muideen

May 4, 2015 at 6:06 PM

Powerful well constructed poem.

Arthur Vaso

May 17, 2015 at 10:31 PM

Thank you so much Afolabi!!

Jill Spagnola

May 2, 2015 at 8:14 PM

Brilliant! A wise man wrote that our biggest fear should be of a 'pure' believer in their religion. Religous people scare me. Jill

Arthur Vaso

May 2, 2015 at 10:22 PM

Thank you, the weakness in any organization, is less the belief and more the man, we as humans are flawed, made up of good and evil, no matter the religion, a good heart is always a good heart!

Funom Makama

April 20, 2015 at 8:32 AM

PERFECT!! SO PERFECT!! Good work and an unbelievable level of talent shown here. I will definitely come checking more of your work.

Arthur Vaso

May 2, 2015 at 10:20 PM

Thank you so much Funom, much appreciated!

Maurice Yvonne

March 23, 2015 at 6:41 PM

A deep intelligent write.

Arthur Vaso

April 11, 2015 at 10:12 AM

Thank you, I do that now and then!

Keith O.J. Hunt

March 21, 2015 at 8:01 PM

Well put arthur, couldn't agree more... Always, Keith:-)

Arthur Vaso

April 11, 2015 at 10:11 AM

Thanks Keith!

Emile Pinet

March 19, 2015 at 8:35 PM

Your poem gives us a glimpse of our souls while reminding us of our humanity. Emile.

Arthur Vaso

March 21, 2015 at 6:47 PM

Thank you Emile, and those are very wise words my friend!

Robert Lindley

March 18, 2015 at 8:32 AM

Great write on a hard subject. The problem is that ISIS REPRESENTS THE HARD SIDE OF ISLAM AND ARE TRUE TO THAT WHICH THEY BELIEVE.. Yet what decent person can condone what they do? Murdering innocent men , women and children... No cause, no religion can justify such evil deeds. Such evil must be stamped out by any means possible.. A7 and great write my friend..

Arthur Vaso

March 21, 2015 at 6:46 PM

Thank you Robert, I agree, hopefully we can do this more so with words, maybe dreaming, but words do have the power to change minds, if enough care!

Kp Nunez

March 18, 2015 at 6:53 AM

I see you are back to where you excel...writing on a not so easy subject. Recently another poet, Anne-Lise, wrote on what causes war. I said one other cause which has not been mentioned is the greed of a few which fed on the blind obedience and emotions of many followers. I still maintain that stand. ISIS is one example. This is an excellent piece. May your tribe of courageous writers increase. A 7 and a fav! KIM

Arthur Vaso

March 21, 2015 at 6:43 PM

Thank you Kim, I am greedy, but have yet to start a war! LOL I have written many poems on such topics, is not only ISIS, Islam is going through a trying time, much like the Christian crusades, is sad we HUMANS do not always learn from our shared history. I say this because the only way to solve a problem, is to face the problem, I hope more will do so soon!

Fadi Mathew

March 18, 2015 at 5:33 AM

ISIS represents the devil themselves, and thankfully this fact is growing clearer day by day. A 7.. Fadi : someone who has been kicked out from his home country by the devil (ISIS).

Arthur Vaso

March 21, 2015 at 6:38 PM

My thoughts are with you Fadi, and I sure hope you that from all this conflict, you end up in a better place!!! :) ( read your email )

Mohamed Adel

March 17, 2015 at 11:22 AM

So true, Arthur

Arthur Vaso

March 21, 2015 at 6:37 PM

Thank you Mohamed, I hope all is well with you! I always look forward to reading your works!

William Gray

March 16, 2015 at 3:36 AM

Powerful write Arthur!. 'Man's inhumanity to man'. Best Regards my friend!.

Arthur Vaso

March 16, 2015 at 8:23 PM

Thanks William, well said!

Dorian Petersen Potter

March 16, 2015 at 1:13 AM

Excellent pen Arthur! Well written piece, dear friend. Sad things happen everywhere. The pictures are perfect for it. A 7 from me! Wishing you a lovely day! In his light! God bless you! :) D."

Arthur Vaso

March 16, 2015 at 8:22 PM

Thank you Dorian, God Bless you too!!!

S.Zaynab Kamoonpuri

March 16, 2015 at 12:53 AM

U are right poet, Isis are trying to behead Islam and Allah but wont succeed. They have nothing to do with Islam since Reading and hearing the news I learnt of authentic reports how the ISIS plan to destroy the Holy Kaabah in Mecca which ALL MUSLIMS FACE FOR PRAYER. Then also how European whites who are pretend converts are recruiting to ISIS just to misrepresent Muslims and give them a black name by doing blackest of deeds.

S.Zaynab Kamoonpuri

March 16, 2015 at 1:08 PM

Dear paI i and many muslims find Islam perfect and I have seen even non Muslims call it an ideal or best religion for mankind. We muslims say that because we found faults with all other religions and couldn't find any with Islam. Even christianity was an impeccable religion meant for the jews only for a time but now has been adulterated and altered. Islam doesn't justify hate. And thats why all muslims are loving and kind unless they are on some revenge agenda which many times becomes totally unIslamic if the perpetrators and offenders punished are innocents. Islam allows revenge and self defence. Take care.

S.Zaynab Kamoonpuri

March 16, 2015 at 5:07 AM

Nah Islam has no illness. Isis is a foreign strategy of sickness. It has nothing to do with Islam. Thats why Israel too recently supported ISIS militarily. I wil not be fooled. Islam is the only perfect religion i know today.

Arthur Vaso

March 16, 2015 at 1:00 AM

The problem has nothing to do with European whites, ISIS brainwashes a few mentally slow children, many of them non white, and already Muslims, Islam has an illness, and until people like you see the problem comes from within, and face it, the evil will never be stopped.