Michael Shepherd - Guantanamo

Allah the Just, the Merciful.

That must be so
otherwise human beings
would have no conception
of justice or mercy
which is a solemn thought.

Suppose,
and there is no reason that this should not be true,
Allah
watches the unfolding Guantanamo saga
and considers thus:

'That the ignorant of all nations
cry for revenge,
I weep over.
But that those who know the Law
and blazon it as their nation's badge of pride
and then make exception
without remedy,
for years,
that is a crime a hundred times greater.

So I, Allah, the Just, the Merciful,
will allow this injustice to capture the mind
of a hundred Muslim youths
for every detainee;
of these, some may understand the Law;
and weep with Me;
some may ignorantly, cry for revenge
and act it out.

Is this not just and merciful?
It is the Law of ignorance.

Just suppose
He thinks that way.

Michael Shepherd

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