The mind of a bomber
I’m here, with you all, for just one purpose
I’m loathed to abandon that purpose now.
I promise that tomorrow we’ll all be immortal
There is no other scenario I can allow
You’ll never understand just how I'm feeling
You’re indifferent both to mine and your own beliefs
Asleep, I dream my descendants are weeping,
Each morning, I wake, yearning quiet relief.
I understand your crying, the reasons you plead
In your place, I’d possibly be screaming too
It’s useless though, your gods won’t intercede
They are vacuous, unavailing and untrue
Even little dutch-boys can't stem this timer's sand
The moment for turning back has passed
Remember the words of Robert Oppenheimer,
"It’ll all be over in one heated bright blast”.
You may believe I'm on the road to perdition
you’re hoping your heroes are on the way
But this is not some Die Hard sequel
This is your afterlife's induction day
I’m uninterested in your constant beseeching
There’s no point begging for life anymore
I’m honouring my paramount commitment
My personal Jihad, my own private war.
Those of you that want, should start praying
Non believers, need not, I assume
I need only to release this finger trigger
And we will …………………………..
……………………………………BOOM
‘There’s no one left alive in the room’
Hélène
Sat 11th Mar 2023 14:47
Wow. In the understanding of others who are worlds apart from us, can come healing. Thanks for this powerful poem, which I interpret as a prayer.