A Rude Awakening Poem by Asma Zenjali

 I woke up that day to the noise of the T.V.
Wondering what was the matter,
Curiosity left me no choice but to watch.
I saw fire and devilish flames everywhere;
I watched the people hiding and felt scared.
I saw many pictures of destruction and death -
Tried to make sense of who is responsible
Who to trust and who to blame,
I looked for reasons.
The victims in France, Tunisia and many in Syria
Are significant in the Lebanon by my criteria.
Their souls were stolen by such misdeeds,
By evil spirits, their goal to spread terror;
To conceal war between powers
Who seek to dominate and control.
Terror is when injustice and ego rule
And the world divided:
East. West. Muslim. Christian.
When no one is willing to listen,
A greedy few thrive and the many die hungry
It is terrorism in all its forms that I am against.