*The Devil in Our Midst*
The devil is not the being that has pointy horns
And a pointy tail
He does not wear a black billowing cape
And a mischievous smile
Rather,
The devil is the one who cuts people open for the fun of it
He is the one who couriers his conscience to the seventh gate of hell
The devil is the one who loves to see blood
Wash away a town
He is the one who decimates communities as a hobby
He is the one who sits in his luxury chair
And sends drones to desolate towns
Because he has a PhD in cruelty
The devil is the one who crafts orphans and widows
In a bid to satisfy his thirst
The devil is the one who riddles children with bullets
And only feels emptiness
He is the one who shatters children to smithereens
And distributes the parts to places unknown
Let us join hands and pray
Whether you worship the sun
Or the moon or the stars
Whether you have one God or many god's
Let the Jews,
The Christians,
The Muslims,
The Buddhists,
The Hindus,
The Zoroastrians,
Join hands and condemn this evil
Ravaging our fragile world
For the devil is not the one with a pointy horn
And a pointy tail
He does not wear a black billowing cape
He is a man, like everyone.
*Ameer*
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