The Threat In Mindanao Poem by RIC BASTASA

there is no need of a crystal ball to see what is really happening
and why
we shall all predict the next event

it starts with a mild attack and there will be so much
talk over tv and the radio
where the ears of the masses are stuck

they will hear about some ears cut and bodies of children mutilated
buses burned and mass evacuation of
innocent civilians on the hinterlands
of known places

mosques and churches shall not be spared
surely these will ignite religious hatred
and stir the hearts of all
good men

it will take days and days of violence
muslims and christians killing one another
ignoring their faiths within their hearts
that they are brothers
under one roof

if we only listen to the laughter of the lying woman
who plans all these things
to prolong her life
for another set of six years or more
like the old man
who died of lupus
many years back

she learns from him and will work the plan layed beforehand
it does not matter who dies and who kills
what matters most is power

we must not lose track of our belief as brothers
keep us in your mosque
as we too shall keep your women and children in our churches
in our houses and places of peace
we shall remain as children of one God

let us pray that her lies shall not cause the annihilation of us all
we are the true owners of this place
and not her or her cohorts
her own devils spread wearing the faces of gentle men