Trial and Terror

by jaho58

The author has placed a warning on this post for violence.

I am stunned. I am stricken. I cry 'why'?
Why do you message in blood, a persecuted flood
of ravaged girls and headless boys?
How will this convert me?

Slaughtering innocents and non-combatants,
Invaders for god, a fervent squad
Skewering non-believers.
In what do you want us to believe?

A god of vengeance and carnal pleasure
who advocates vague caliphates,
forcing flights into hellish holes?
I do not understand.

I believe in a God of mercy, forgiveness, and love,
a God of peace, refusing to police
those who do not follow.
Can you understand?

Instilling fear around the world,
making all things gory your signature glory;
is this serving God or serving you?
I am mystified.

Butchering to change the world?
Acts we bemoan, by silence condone--
too terrified to confront.
Why would we want to be like you?

Holy ashes disprove claimed peace,
Each killer bomb undermines Islam
while angels weep at poisoned truth.
Will there be any survivors?

I pray that you will know His love,
Unloose the veil, all hate exhale.
and you will be forgiven.
Can you embrace redemption?

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