Their lives were not in vain
nor are they in any pain
For it is the terrorists that are in a state of disdain
a state of eternal pain where there shall be no gain
They claim to fight for what is right
but their plight is full of fright and no light
They say in the end things will be alright
but what they leave is headlessness, darkness and night without any delight
They claim to be the peacemakers
but verily they are the peace breakers
Their path is that of delusion
all illusion and of confusion
They espouse to a path of martyrdom and temporary stardom
a path of dreams but what we see is all but extremes
IS, ISIS, ISIL whatever their names
their end shall all be the same
Hail to the victims of terror
your remembrance shall be an eternal remembrance
for verily you are our true martyrs and eternal bright stars
our rope and beacons of hope
United we stand in your cause
a quest in which we shall not pause
United for peace, love, unity and harmony
united in solidarity for this great universal and eternal cause
(Copyright (c) Kaleem Hussain, 2017)
Kaleem Hussain 