I’ve been taught since birth that
I am
Special
God
Loves me
He will protect me
And
His
Will is
Righteous
My entire life has been
Based on
This belief
Thus
When my country calls on me to
Kill
Its enemies in
God’s name,
How can I not agree to
Do so?
I’ve been a soldier now for
Five years
Today is the first day that
I’ve had my enemy’s throat beneath my
Blade
He’s
Afraid
I can see the
Terror in his eyes,
But God calls on me to
Kill him.
So I
Slice his throat
Open
His warm blood spills over my hand
And I know,
That even though my stomach wretches at what I’ve done,
Allah loves me because I’ve
Killed an
Infidel
Christian in
His
Name
And
My
Path
To
Paradise
Has
Been
Assured
Allahu Akbar
The Arm Chair Pontificator 
Fucking terrific piece of writing!
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Thanks a lot. That means a great deal coming from you. You write such terrific poetry.
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You’re too kind, but this is real good because it does what I need from poetry: it really grabs your gut and squeezes. It gets a visceral reaction, you know?
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I do. That’s what I was going for. You know me, visceral to the max. 🙂
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Def – even when you’re going for laughs it’s the visceral type!
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Yep! 🙂
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Excellent poem and the way you write. Bares truth in the hearts of many.
I’ll sum up what I think about this poem that reminded me of something. You’ll see.
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Thanks for the compliment.
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You welcome. Did you get to see the clip?
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Just watched it. I wish Mike Myers would do another movie. Brilliant guy.
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hahahaha!!! Awesome! Yes, Mike Myers said he was planning on doing a 3rd Wayne’s World. Don’t know if it’ll happen.
By the way, I posted a weird humorous experimental poem that I think you’ll get a good hard laugh out of it. Stop by and I like to hear your thoughts.
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Will do.
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hahaha!!! You’ll laugh hard. 🙂
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Yeah, it was good stuff.
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Thank you. I replied back to you. 🙂
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Beautifully done
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Thanks, my friend.
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A PARABLE
The religious radical told me that the only way to prove my worthiness to God and therefore save my soul from eternal damnation was to cut off any one of my fingers.
I eagerly gave him my middle finger… in a salute.
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Love it!
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Powerful.
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Much appreciated.
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Oh, this is effing brilliant! Well done, well done!
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Thank you.
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Strange how death seems to figure so important in religious people and the actions of worship. Does it say something about Gods or the people who follow them? Hugs
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It says that those who kill in the name of Allah are blessed, and all others are damned. Thanks, and have a pleasant tomorrow. 🙂
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