When the Innocent go to bed with the Guilty
The soul and the mind are fighting
right now...
Can the soul forgive the governing mind?
The soul requires justice and retaliation
But the mind can see the future
The mind can see beyond momentary catharsis
It's as if the soul acts like a bouncing ball
It takes in energy
And it must be released
Immediately
Where the soul is tickled
It must laugh
Where it is yelled at
It may cry
Or yell back
Where the soul is injured
It seeks vengeance
But a good mind will chime in
Tut-tut little one
If you strike
His soul will be inclined to strike you back
And you do not know his mind
His mind may not be quite as sharp
Or keen on control, as I
The people of Israel are the soul
They require justice
They deserve justice
And they know it
But the governing mind of Israel
It’s military, it’s politicians
Cannot act as the soul would want
Surely if they did
Gaza would be driven into the sea
Who’s decision was it?
To allow the people of Gaza
To be governed by terrorists?
Terrorists who desire the death of the Jewish people
When the innocent go to bed with the guilty
Who shall be punished?
The answer of the Christians
Is to turn the other cheek
To end the cycle of suffering
But when that is not enough
When your neighbor will only be satisfied with your death
Because of who you are
What then?
If the mind acts as it should
And the violence ends
And there is peace…for now
The soul will remember that justice is owed
And it has been deprived of said justice
Will the soul forgive the mind?
At the level of the individual
Unlikely
At the level, of a nation, of a people
Perhaps, given time…
Time…
Time is something we don’t have
Life is so short already.
Is it though?
If only we could agree on what life is.
You can’t exactly
Dole out justice and punishment
On animals and souls
If you can’t tell one from the other
That’s a good question
I guess we’ll just have to carry on…