Let Us All Rise

​In a state of holy prayer
a church mass exploded with fire.
A Suicide bomber takes away their night.
Shattered remains all taken
from the sanctuary in Alexandria,
heard all across the Egyptian sky.
 
The terrorist created a river of blood
that they screamed was owed and deserved.
Time has taken away too many
by the masked bullies on this night.
Let us all rise and take it all back
and make it all ours and peaceful again.
 
In a Turkish cafe, visitors enjoying a day break
not knowing that two amongst them
had plans with a gun and their lives.
People from all over the world
never to see families or home again
due to the gun-firing cowards.
 
The assault rifles two men
want to lay claim to the innocent
for reasons only they truly know.
Let us rise against the violence
in the center of our lives
where bravery begins with living.
 
Chinese kindergarten, lined with our future,
blasted into the sky .
No one knew if it was an accident
or triggered by the hand of hate.
 
The world around us is blowing up
into the darkness of the night.
The monsters are taking it bit by bit
without a true blown fight.
 
It is time we marched
with all of our unified spirit
where kindness brings comfort.
It is time we took it all back
with screams of passion
and no more fear, let us all rise.
 
September 13, 2017
© Andrew Scott – Just A Maritime Boy 2017