A Kidnap For Ransom Only In The Island Of Jolo Poem by RIC BASTASA

they kidnap them
International Red Cross Volunteers
for days they keep them
in hiding still figuring out
what use could their bodies be

for beheading
for international fame

they say they have a noble cause
for the world to know
that they are not terrorists
but freedom fighters

and after about a month or two
of constant prayers and
daily reflection
they finally decided that these two volunteers
have no use for their cause anymore

and so now in good faith
they demand that they pay one million pesos
in cold cash

what for? for their board and lodging.
religion, logic, and humanitarian affections

they have their own noble cause you know
for the international world to really know