Is It War Poem by louis rams

is it war? or is it murder?
(war is a declared armed hostile conflict between nations.)

but! when you have bodies laying on the ground
without arms or legs
and no one to hear you pray.
then you question all you see
and if the butchering is meant to be.

have you ever seen a person taken out of their bed
taken to a wall and shot in the head.
or a person because of their religious belief
taken from their families and left with grief.

what about someone killed because
of the color of their skin
and the hathred building within.

what about women and children being kidnapped
for human trafficking, and living like slaves
for someones riches to gain.

there is no declared war in this world right now
but the butchering is everywhere to be found.
no matter what they may claim to be
they are terrorist, unlike you or me.

they will commit suicide and pray
to be a martyr
for living life is so much harder.

they are not soldiers of war
they are murderers who take joy
in all that they do.
but their time will come
this much is true.

so many injustices in this world
created by man, now it's time
for the believers to take a stand.

if you believe in GOD, freedom, justice
peace and love
then it's time that you spread the word
for all of these things to be heard.

injustices is the battle that we must fight
for we have GODS strength and might.
do not give up, and never despair
for he will always be right here.