Allah the Just, the Merciful. <br /> <br />That must be so <br />otherwise human beings <br />would have no conception <br />of justice or mercy <br />which is a solemn thought. <br /> <br />Suppose, <br />and there is no reason that this should not be true, <br />Allah <br />watches the unfolding Guantanamo saga <br />and considers thus: <br /> <br />'That the ignorant of all nations <br />cry for revenge, <br />I weep over. <br />But that those who know the Law <br />and blazon it as their nation's badge of pride <br />and then make exception <br />without remedy, <br />for years, <br />that is a crime a hundred times greater. <br /> <br />So I, Allah, the Just, the Merciful, <br />will allow this injustice to capture the mind <br />of a hundred Muslim youths <br />for every detainee; <br />of these, some may understand the Law; <br />and weep with Me; <br />some may ignorantly, cry for revenge <br />and act it out. <br /> <br />Is this not just and merciful? <br />It is the Law of ignorance. <br /> <br />Just suppose <br />He thinks that way.<br /><br />Michael Shepherd<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/guantanamo/
