A Great Option Poem by Margaret Alice Second

Terrorists have nothing to do with religion,
only with loneliness and overcoming this by
joining an exciting gang which promotes the
expression of fury at suffering in a world full
of cold strangers, what better way to get their
attention than killing for any reason whatever

If Muslim extremists did not offer the solution,
bland terrorism against materialism inspired
by Marxism, would do - thus the solution lies
in extending love to all by letting kids develop
self-esteem and enjoy mutual respect - this is
impossible it seems: their parents are scarred

Also and will continue the life cycle of violence
and aggression; only in a world where all people
are already loving - welcoming their babies with
delight, engendering self-respect and affection -
harmony will come into being: Only a totalitarian
civilisation, in which all the unloved and unloving

People have been eliminated, can realise such
an ideal - the only thing each of us can do is to
love the person next to you - I tried - but when
brushed off like an irritating fly, I fully understand
why shooting and bombing these oblivious, self-
congratulating types, is such a great option…

[13 January 2015]