The Terrorist

Deluded was he and he chose to die

Left his mother behind and he came to die

Abandoned his love as he prepped to die

Strapped bombs to himself for he had to die

He came across the seven seas

Faced hardships and misfortunes with courage

Lost many friends and gathered numerous enemies

All in the cause to free his country from bondage

This was foreign land, deliverer of pain

Populated with kafirs, vile pagans

"I would kill them; help my brethren

And die a martyr", thought the man

And so he went in search of prey

And met persons who helped along the way

Some gave him food, some quenched his thirst

"Are these man fools", the terrorist thought

Why are they helping me; What am I to them

Can't they see the hatred lighting my eyes inflame

Can't they feel that I'll kill them soon as I can

And be an immortal in the eyes of my countrymen

And then the truth dawned to the maniac's delight

He saw them all as one in God's divine light

And he remembered his mother,deliverer of joy

Who said the world comprises only friends, not foes

He cursed his tormented mind which had led him astray

Made him see black and white when there only shades of grey

"Oh, what would I have done!", the reformed man grieved

And the newly born went back home with a new perspective

Reviews

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. beautifully written ... no doubting that ... and if this transformation could take place through reflection / introspection ... then we'd be living in a much better world already ... i once read a copy of the al qaeda training manual on the internet ... on some cia / fbi type web site ... thanks to my best buddy who is an ace at discovering information ... and reading that manual told me ... that it's not about religion ... i know, this probably is a very radical statement to make ... but really it's not ... it's about psychological manipulation ... the manipulator needs to know that it his not his human right to manipulate and the manipulated need to know that it's not their human right to get manipulated ... and human rights come before religion ... if you think about why you and i don't get manipulated, you'll know the answer ... we don't get manipulated because we're educated ... and we know that suicide bombing is inhuman ... it's anti human rights ... we know that protests can be non-violent ... resistance can be passive ... thanks to the father of our nation ... and we have the ability to look at things in an issue-based way, thanks also to him ... who never brought up religion even against our colonizers ... not once ... bringing religion into everything is proving to be disastrous for the world ... when the crux of the matter is education ... in my humble opinion ... of course ...

[msharma]

Real portrayal of the terrorist,who sans everything just for his fanatic cause.A message conveyed strongly.Highly appreciable.

[Christie Moses]

This flung me through such an array of emotions. Really amazing write!

[Nothing Personal]

That would be a nice story if this would be true. Great concept...Needs to be echoed and heard...Great job..