Terrorists looming
Hidden amongst the shadows
They’ve no need to act
We are already afraid
Thanks to our politicians
Without a shot fired
We’ve cowered and raised the flag
Handing them the win
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Tag Archives: terror
Shadowy Creatures
Shadowy creatures
Thrive in absolute darkness,
What is it they seek?
Are they feasting on my fears
Or do they desire blood?
Real or imagined
They torture me just the same.
This…my illusion
Has become reality,
Whether I like it or not.
The mind truly can
Be such a terrible thing…
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Feeding On Our Fears
Feeding on our fears,
Our bones ripe for the picking,
Vultures every one.
Everyday a new horror
New people, places and things.
You must be gifted
WIth visions of the future
At your fingertips.
Can you sense the sarcasm
Dripping from each written word?
With an artist’s flare
You paint the grimmest picture
Of Hell here on earth
Done just for your benefit
And this nation’s war machine.
With impure motives
Your aim is not to protect
It is to profit,
Using blood as currency
To swell your coffers.
Now I must ask you
With sincere undue respect…
Define terrorist!
Not exclusive to Islam
So…if the shoe fits wear it.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Lindsey Graham
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Little man
Inspiring fear,
Nostradamus of the Senate.
Do you see into the future?
Selling your snake oil to the masses
Even you can’t believe your own spiel,
Yammering on about how tough you are.
Give up already,
Recycled warmongering is getting old.
Aren’t you exhausted,
Haven’t your policies done enough damage?
America should be a beacon of peace not of violence.
Maybe it’s time for you to go.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
And Then The Earth Shook (Haiku)
And then the earth shook
Screams, tears…nowhere to run
Terror in Nepal
.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
The Mystery of Night (Haiku)
The mystery of night
Dogs bark from all directions
What lurks in darkness
.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Is There A Cause
Is there a cause in the name of God worthy of cruelty.
Man seeks ever more horrific ways to slaughter
Proclaiming, “This is the will of God.”
Show me where it is written that this is His command.
It is nothing more than a grab for power,
A subjugation of the populace through a reign of terror…
Your mortal motives impure.
Defend your beheading of the innocent,
Defend your burning of the living for the world to see.
How does this bolster your cause?
All you serve to do is alienate through your merciless violence.
You are looked down upon as animals,
A scourge on the face of this planet to be eradicated.
Lay down your sabres, holster your guns,
Draw down and retreat into the background,
Live in peace.
No further murders need be committed,
If you become silent
And listen to the gentle words of your God.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Winding River, You Are Full Of Stones
Winding river, you are full of stones
Each covered in the blood of hatred.
Claiming to do as God commanded
You are false interpreters of the Word,
Stoning humanity into submission.
Under the guise of love you preach–
Conversion or death your message.
Yet in Heaven your Gods are the same,
Your aggressions on earth intertwined;
Surely there is enough blame for all.
Look! Your Holy texts are riddled with violence,
Deaths of men, women and children– so graphic;
Still you have the gall to point fingers at another!
You hypocrite, you heathen, you betray yourselves!
Each of you should be stoned for your digressions
You perpetrators of hate and death.
None of you are without human frailties,
None of you can claim to be speaking for Almighty God
For that–would be blasphemy,
Yet still you proclaim to know what is in God’s Heart!
Put an end this senseless bloodshed,
“Let he who is without sin cast the first stone”,
And nary a stone will ever be cast again.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
In This Time Of Tragedy, It Does My Heart Good (Sonnet)
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In this time of tragedy, it does my heart good,
To see peoples so diverse as allies.
Evil’s terror brings unity, just as it should,
With “Je suis Charlie” their defiant battle cry.
How must it have felt staring fate in the face
When our wrath brought their final curtain call.
Surely their God, will not bring them to grace
Instead down to Hell they must fall.
What God could condone their horrible acts,
Murdering innocents over Charlie’s cartoon.
Under guise of offense, an excuse for attacks,
Their cause becomes fodder for lampoon.
So pray on this day and stand steadfast as one, for us all they cannot defeat.
To live by the gun is to die by the gun, let us hope this will never repeat.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
‘Round We Go Again (Tanka)
‘Round we go again
Reminiscent of Crusades
This old game of chess
What’s going to be our next move
In this match that ends in draw
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
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