! The Tricky Area Of Sacrilege Poem by Michael Shepherd

‘He has insulted Islam! ’ they cry out,
‘Off with his head! ’

Thereby, some might say,
arrogating to themselves, Allah’s work
upon the jihad of our own true souls;

and 'infidels' might say,
watch out that you don't use
invented victimisation, for intolerance...

for shouting or whispering or even thinking
ill of God, is surely first, to damage oneself;
cutting one off from His mercy, justice, grace..
how can one insult God?

Jews and Christians say,
‘God is not mocked’…
meaning, He is all-powerful, has His own
just, merciful and graceful ways
of redeeming the lost soul…

perhaps we should cry
God is not mocked, a little louder,
that is, those of us who still believe this true…