Gun shots thundered
Volleyed and plundered
A healer of wounds
Wounded to death
His budding son
Deprived of breath
The star of his dreams
Destined to shine
This innocent soul
What was his crime?
A wanton barbarity
A shame to humanity
Brutal and ruthless
Callous and merciless
O sympathy thou art fled
When father and son bled
The heavens trembled
The earth shuddered
Dire and dreadful
Horrific and horrible
O sight hideous!
O spectacle atrocious!
Anguish and agony
Pain and misery
Grief and suffering
Woe and mourning
Eyes have become sore
Hearts can bear no more
The message of religion
They have failed to find
Killing a human being
Is killing mankind!
1. Written on the grisly sectarian killing of Dr Syed Ali Haider and his twelve year old son on 18h Feb 2013.