Altered State

Towers collapsed to foundations, The planes exploded in air, To gratify firebrand preachers Destruction and death everywhere. Bus became coffin on byway, Train torn up beneath ground, Fanatics end innocent life, Spin godless chaos around. Child kneels broken at graveside, Tears drip down to the earth, A consciousness of pure evil Deems human life of no worth. Enemies fester within, Harbour a doctrine and creed, Under the guise of religion, And nurtures a virulent seed. Enemies hidden within, Feral smiles, baring of teeth, Approve of a racist agenda. Murder by twisted belief. Why should we drown beneath? Fundamental waves of hate, Why should we have to live In this an altered state? They can go to other places Where their twisted creed is rife, Where martyrdom and slaughter Construe their way of life. The simple, sorry factor The ironic doctrinaire: The places of their genesis Won’t stand them living there. Thus decent, honest people Are left unto their fate, A homeland under terror Remains an altered state.