The Devil's Land

What was once a Holy Land has become unholy.
What was once a land of faith Has become a land of Hate.
It is a land desecrated by hostility.
It is a land rendered unclean by blood spilled in acts of violence.
See the SelfProclaimed push aside their neighbors,
demolishing homes and uprooting crops.
See the displaced take guns and bombs firmly in hand
to maim and to murder.
And see that most vile monster-
-a creature of evil,
-a demon of darkness,
squatting on the hillside, smiling in grim satisfaction.
So devastating is the strife and suffering of the people
who live in constant suspicion and distrust of each other.
And see the creature glory in its victory;
hear the demon laugh heartily at the misery of all.

(June 2006)