A child whimpers
Choked, deafened by blast
Bleeding mother, father shredded
By rockets or bunker busters
The children of Abraham
Tangled in anger and fear
Some mourning homes lost
To a 1947 decision by aliens
Thoughtless of them
Others fighting to navigate
A brutal sea of cousins
Ablaze with hate
A world held hostage
By violence unprecedented
Among followers
Of The Name, Savior and Prophet
Lurching to apocalyptic destruction
Indians Chinese Russians Africans
Facing death certain by millions
For no fault but of sharing
A helpless planet
With unyielding progeny of
A blameless servant
Of humankind