Heaven or hell

A poem about the middle east.

Heaven or Hell

 

 

 

 

The Middle East! The land of lucid dreams and real nightmares

 

The land of olives trees, dusty hills, scorching sun, rose flavoured sweets, stunning mountains, golden deserts, old camels, palm trees waving in the wind, pomegranates bleeding out goodness, thick coffee and warm crusty bread pilled on top of each other like bricks.

 

 The history! O the history!

The hanging gardens of Babylon, the wailing wall, The towns of Jerusalem, Mecca and Medina, stunning mosques, the dead sea, the mighty Petra, the crusades and the mighty prophets, Jesus and Mohamed.

 

The Middle East! The land of lucid dreams and real nightmares

 

Suicide bombing every year, innocent civilians blown to small fragments from bombs and rockets, Life ruled by dictators, awful punishments for piety crimes that are absolutely barbaric.

 

Holy wars! Modern wars! Wars! Wars! And more Wars!

Poverty, animal cruelty, life with no choice, religion dominating every waking moment of ones life, people being murdered because of religion, and people being murdered in a 100 years time because of religious conflict.

 

The Middle East! The land of lucid dreams and real nightmares

 

Reviews

[Christina May Shanaberg]

When will they ever learn that any God is about love, not wars! When you force people to practice your faith, you take away their hopes and freedom!! Living in a country where you aren't even free enough to think your own thoughts and you could be punished for speaking them must be hell on earth!!!

[Caradoc]

Indeed.

How many have fallen in the name of religion? i truly doubt we will ever have an accurate number of the toll. And yet, how many would weep if that awful number were to be made known? How many more would simply shrug and go on with their lives, caring only for themselves?

Too many I think.

A great, truthful poem you have penned here. Beautiful and terrible descriptions of a land fought over by so many for so long. Love the touch of the repeating line about the Middle East.

Good write.

-Caradoc

[J. J. Nightingale]

So beautiful .. AND a nightmare .. and painfully True ... Good Write ... Jasmine .. ..

[Desert Thorn]

Choice of your poem(s) themes is particularly hard to write about, thus all the more general knowledge is needed. Most of them have nice mesagge, or leads to constructive thinking, and you lead to that thinking very well. However, it seems to me, and it's just my opionion ofcourse, that poems lack just a little bit of rhyme and rhytm. They seem more like short stories. Otherwise, keep it going :)

[Raven Starhawk]

In a nutshell I think it is safe to say you have expressed so many truths marvelously. I am not sure why religion motivates some to take up violence and I am sure that many do not practice such a radical way of thinking. This is great though. You have composed this perfectly.

[Amanda Buscemi]

Wow! I think you have successfully narrowed down and simplified what seems impossibly huge. I cannot help but hear, "The history! O the history!" with bitter sarcasm, yet at the same time knowing there is truth in it. Great piece.