Children of Abraham (A Message For Moshe)

Through tears, something for the two year-old child found sitting by his dead parents with their blood soaking into his pants that were killed in the horrible Mumbai attacks. May God or Allah or whoever the hell is in charge have mercy on us all. :(

 

Children Of Abraham

(A Message for Moshe)

 

 

 

Moshe,

May you grow to understand

That all the children of Abraham

Have failed in their Father's eyes.

Each,

By their own design,

Believe that their way to be divine

And death for those they despise.

Think

Before you retaliate.

Fail to emancipate

The hatred that you will grow into.

Peace

Must come from within

Before you can begin

To relinquish the anger that you will hold onto.

Beget

Not the pain foolish, prideful men created

As they changed your innocence, now faded.

Leaving your parents' blood running cold.

Stop

And spread no further distress.

This cycle you must repress

When the urge to strike back takes hold.

Moshe,

Let Abraham sleep peacefully.

Do not live your life vengefully.

Remember always, but do not react.

Teach

His children and show them humanity

And perhaps someday, through your humility,

You will give them what they've forgotten back.

 

 

Legion

1DEC08

Author's Note

And yet, somehow I see the cycle continuing!

Reviews

[Phibby Venable]

Before you retaliate.

Fail to emancipate

The hatred that you will grow into. AMEN!!

this is a wonderful & moving work..I love the message of it all!


Not the pain foolish, prideful men created

As they changed your innocence, now faded.

Leaving your parents' blood running cold. Very chilling.

excellent.

[LSS]

So true, Legion. Your personal closing response says it all. Looking at their history; first the sons of Abraham, than the sons of Issac, even the sons of Israel and of David have all taken no notice of their fathers and the faith that sustained them. That faith that caused them to leave comfort and home and seek to please God. Instead would desire to each have it all. Yet God's prophesies will have to come true for God's Kingdom to bring peace to us all.
This season is only a resting place for our souls. Lets pray the bigots choose to direct their hatred inwardly for awhile.
Lar

[Dani California]

This is outstanding. An unfathomable occurance, where yes, the child can go one of a few ways with the horrific trauma that he has endured. What you are expressing here goes far beyond this one tragedy, but speaks to mankind as a whole. Break the chain... the cycle... change the world.

Will we ever learn this?

So well written Legion... thank you for sharing your talent my friend.