He gazes absently at his
red-stained hands,
Apparently unaware of the
writhing bodies around him.
He is numbed, and feels no
remorse -- no pain.
The fallen are numbers –
Simply unavoidable
"collateral damage."
And he is blinded -- not by the
will to survive –
For it is a one-sided war;
But by the attempt to strengthen
an id,
The attempt to gain and exert
supreme power,
And for the sake of selfish
material obsessions.
The world catches no glimpse of
the continuous
Pain and suffering of those caught
in the middle.
All we see is a man named
"hero,"
Cheered by people who are
ignorant of the truth.
Shereen El-Kadi