THE TERRORIST

The midwife must have announced with glee

to your parents and community

that a baby boy was born in the family.....

A wave of happiness and cheer must have

overwhelmed everyone present that moment

tears of joy must have wet their garments

They must have gone on long tedious journeys

to beg for a son to carry on their family name

And  distributed sweets at your advent with pride

Little did  they know that this baby boy

would later have guns and bombs for toys

and only killing innocents would bring him joy

How we wish that your Mother would have known

that the Devil that she was sheltering in her womb

would one day emerge to build others tombs

Your mother did not know how her own flesh and blood 

would perpetrate  such heinous crimes and

that her milk would be put to shame so many times

I wish she had tripped and fallen to the ground

miscarried you so that the rest of the mothers

today would not have tears streaming down their faces

If only you were still-born the world would be a better place

No dead bodies strewn across railway tracks in disgrace

None would bear such unimaginable miseries

You are not a human being - your  profession is Terrorism

You  wear a mask that looks human - worse than an animal

you cannot be God's creation - what a shame! You are a Terrorist.

~Vinita Sinha Ganesh~