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…