Moses was not a suicide bomber
for one simple reason He could tell right from wrong
Pharaoh was arrogant
he threatening torture and execution
yet in the end, his army was drowned by God Some believe
al-Qur'an
bestows the gift of discernment,
but those who approach its guidance with hate-filled hearts
Shrink its eternal message
to the size of a book
full of man's meanest meanings Rapists of revelation
I reject your twilit recital
with its contempt for the gift of life
and surrender my heart
seeking forgiveness for the gifts
I have just as rashly squandered |