Work Of Time Poem by Nassy Fesharaki

Work of time

Young he is, and had gone,
-now, returned, he has come
-from where he fought time.

Politics and people
-hurry, rush, mostly judge
- "He is a terrorist, murderer! "
- "He must be behind bars! "

With this, I, turn pages
-dip me deep in nonsense;
- (history, journalists, Canada.)
-Many left, went to fight
-in Spain, and elsewhere…

Governments of time, like today,
-held in hand speakers:
- "They fought for liberty…"
- "They are the damned Marxists…"
-branded those fighters for people.

The same is plenty; everywhere
-in books of governments
-some men damned, some praised!
-Read "Factbook", CIA's! ! !

If not all most contents
-are lies or one-sided
Lies, lies, lies
One-sided!

The so-called returnee
-of ISIS, Middle East,
-is sitting in same chair
-is facing the judgements.

Hardly we, (most of us)
-are wise, right, and honest
-to look deep and confess:
- "It is us, our wrongness
-that put them in this cage."

Who knows word "Terrorist"?
Why shout word "Terrorist"?

Who says it?
-on what base?

Why should we be parrots or monkeys?
Why should we copy these mindlessly?
Why should we slam fists and repeat?

Terrorist!
Terrorist!
Terrorist!

Why not look further, deep?
Why not ask about him?

Do we know of his life?
-his parents' days and nights?

Did he get what needed?
-training and kindness?

I swear he did not!

Neither did the killers
-in the cars and trucks
-who drove on roadsides
-shedding lots of blood…

You and I, my dear
-fertilised their grounds to make them;
-directly as parents and teachers,
-or, maybe, head in sand, indirect.

Therefore, we are the base of the guilt,
-we made these very young terrorists.

Our least wrong is voting for the "Mean",
- (or sitting silent and idly,
-a shady approval of the Con in power
-to use us as tinder, while fanning the fire!)