Ruin

This poem is a continuation of the previous post, but it is not truly necessary to read the one to understand the other (though, obviously, I would encourage it :). I actually wrote this piece right after the Passover bombings in Israel in 2002... and considering how things have gone since then, not much has changed.

'Ruin'

One more death...
A sacrifice on the altars of hate.
More blood upon the hands of the world,
Another death will be enough.

What is one more death...
To avenge the honor of nations
To quell the cries of anguished souls?
A life is extinguished,
Is their death enough?

Trapped in a circle of death...
Altars stained by the sacrifice of blood.
A world cannot suffer so many tears.
Eventually,
One more death will be enough.

Our world is a ruin...
Led by those who believe a death will be enough.

C.