Heavy Handed Justice Poem by Terence George Craddock

I have seen men with two good hands
two good hands under Sharia Law
who did not deserve them;
if they applied moral terms
of Sharia Law to themselves
but rich men paid blood money;
a pittance in princely wealth excess
to cover their pardoned excessive sins
paid to bleeding weeping victim poor families:

I have seen the unlucky man caught
stealing a fruit who paid the price
under Sharia Law lost a hand;
I have seen scared unlucky man caught
foul hooked trapped in starving poverty rags
dared steal to feed starving dying family;
for it is written 'Theft
is punishable
by amputation of the right hand';

what if caught stealing twice?
death for what use is a man with no hands
yet the man who steals a truck load of fruit;
steals a company steals businesses a country
inflicts poverty suffering upon his
powerless people no charge for he makes;
slippery justice interpretations of laws
is above time manipulated centuries
dusty code applied merciless laws;

show me a man one man just
one who in veiled hidden secrets his
entire life from childhood never stole a candy;
a cake a slice of bread from his
mother's childhood table never stole
an idea a thought or praise;
belonging to another never stole
smile from a wife a child
a stranger show me the man;

who never stole and I will
stare into the face of a liar
let the man woman or child;
who never stole cast the first stone
I have seen a man without a right hand
an unlucky man but I have also seen;
many wielding the knife giving orders
taking the hand of another who deserved
to lose not a hand but their lives;

for they stole freedom from lips
of persecuted poor helpless innocent
they condemned not just in justice;
but with sly smiles made profit
judgements harsh told oath lies
torture dripped from stained fingers;
stole Allah given human rights
all afflicted victims possessions
stole means of making a livelihood;

ruled with iron rods no mercy
not honouring highest greatest law
let he who is without sin cast;
the first stone
then no stones
would be thrown;
no mean judgements made
to Arab speaking peoples
sharia means legislation;

but Allah wrote greater legislations
justice conscience into noble hearts
manifest wealth rarely possesses;
Allah loved noble mercy qualities
sharia was supposed to represent
honour moral code of Allah's religious;
law signalling a prophetic religion
but behold iron profit task masters
stole Allah blessed words love mercy peace;

flash forward past is still sword wielded
observe a piece of meat upon crime block
observe bones visible in severed hand;
injustice not justice screams up to heaven
interpretations of sharia now are different
vary between differing rival Islamic sects;
observe respective schools of jurisprudence
in strictest historically coherent definition
sharia is considered an infallible law of Allah;

cruel mullah lost meaning of blessed words love mercy peace:


Copyright © Terence George Craddock