The Grande Arena

A brutal, misguided act!

The Grande Arena

Encore Ariana,

exit stage left

to explosive applause.

That's the nuts

and bolts of it

as children fall

in the name

of false faith.

 

A faceless disciple

mounted the dais

in the name of Allah

to steal the adulation

of teenage fans.

To smother the joy

of innocent hearts.

 

A broken star,

a shattered city,

a nation united

in grief and anger

left to lick wounds

that will never heal.

 

23/05/17

Reviews

[Island Hippy]

Aloha John, great piece, honest and powerful words. News of the attack made my heart feel so heavy, and incredibly sad for the families. Mahalo for this work. Izzy

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you Izzy