submission by Valsa George Nedumthallil

[Valsa George]

Dear Fab
I am posting a poem on Terrorism. Hope it satisfies your parameters
Thank you.
Valsa George


Tentacles of Terror


When Faith turns fanatic,
When mind, like a sponge soaked in dogma,
When the lure of money overrides,
When reason is hoodwinked
With the promise of a Heaven in wait,

A terrorist is born!

He moves around armed with ammunitions
Joins other desperados with loaded guns n bombs
Like horrendous beasts unleashed from the den
They lunge on rampage, with threats at gunpoint
Spewing hatred, hostility and horror

Boom ....boom....boom
Guns roar, bombs blast, causing
Death, deformity and destruction
Leading to distress and doom
Streets reek with the smell of newly shed blood
Dead bodies pile, all around is carnage

Mushroom cloud rises high

Dark clouds hang on the horizon
In God’s name violence is concocted
Frivolous ideologies kill lives of innocents
With the world turned into a battlefield
We are besieged by terrorists’ sting

We need an escape from this inferno

Combined efforts alone can subdue
This formidable enemy of gigantic proportions
United shall we stay to get all wrongs right
And muster strength to catch the bull by its horns
To let the doves of peace take on wings!

[Richard Deodati]

An acutely descriptive poem by Valsa George Nedumthallil describes some of the horror inflicted by terrorists; "dark clouds hang on the horizon in God's name violence is concocted" are but a few lines that embellish the title, "Tentacles of Terror. The poem then concludes with a few wonderfully written images of strength and peace in righting the wrongs of terror. Thank You, Valsa!