
He sobbed, holding his dead infant,
And a hundred sobbed with him.
She cried as they tore her innocence to shreds,
And a thousand cried for her.
But when bright blue eyes
Stood before the enemy
Eyes ablaze,
Voice filled with a certainty
That shook the earth.
“Allah will make you pay!”
His tiny palms,
Outstretched.
Head facing
Heavenward.
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