Beirut to Jerusalem



Beirut to Jerusalem
The chatter of the AK
Sprays and sprays all night all day
Bullets of pernicion flying by
Spreading death destruction desecration
Landing on top of you
In your house in your living room

His son is taken by the vicious cycle
Saturated with hatred he calls for revenge
Blood is the only satiation to quench the martyr's thirst
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
He is entranced by the holy scriptures
Inspired by the holy land
Infused with the confidence of the holy men
Inbred with the foreknowledge of afterlife
On his way down the well-worn path to righteous death
Mental facilities eroding
Brainwashed by the Hamas
His thoughts are erased, replaced by hate
Reprogrammed a fanatic
No longer a man, answers to no one
He steps forward, does not falter
In a second it’s over
Hands and legs litter the street
The burning inferno of hatred is perpetrated
Infecting all, spreading, spreading, so contagious

The sound reverberates deeply in the night
But the world is inured
Echoes can be heard
From Beirut to Jerusalem.

27 February 2004