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The President and the Terrorist

The President opened the door, and saw inside his room,

A ghostly apparition, with face of blood and doom.

'Twas the Terrorist he looked upon, at first he could but stare -

Then flew at him with fists enraged...they merely sailed through air.

.

He picked himself up off the ground, and turned to face the ghoul:

"You murdered untold innocents! There's none have been so cruel!

You're working with the Devil! All evils, rolled in one!

Good will overcome evil, and justice must be done!"

.

The Terrorist replied "With some of that, I must agree.

Yes, evil will be overcome by good, but sir, you see,

I know you are the evil one, and good is on my side!

You are the force of Satan - and that is why I died."

.

The president spat out the words: "You shattered countless lives!

I'll wipe out all of you so not a single one survives!"

"But just how will you do that?" the Terrorist then asked,

"You don't know where we are, you cannot see behind our masks!"

.

"We'll send in troops, and bombers too" the President replied,

"Destroy all your headquarters, you can't forever hide!"

"We've done it pretty well this far, so I can call your bluff,

You may get one or two of us, but that is not enough!"

.

"We'll bomb all those who harbour you, destroy your evil friends,

We will not stop our torment till your reign of terror ends!"

The Terrorist was pleased at this, the outcome he could guess,

"And untold innocents, they will be caught up in this, yes?"

.

The President's blood pressure rose, his face went vivid red:

"We won't be satisfied till every one of you is dead!

This is a war we're in now, and your sort will rue this day!

It can't be helped if some civilians die along the way.

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We must put an end to terrorists! We'll crush you in the ground!"

At this, the Terrorist leapt up and gave a gleeful sound.

"Yes!" he yelled, "You must ensure you blast us into sand!

You must attack with every ounce of force you have at hand!"

.

The President was yelling too, his voice was almost shrill:

"We'll squash the flames of hatred in you men who live to kill!"

The Terrorist was joyful, "yes, blood it must be spilled!

You must fan the flames of hatred that keep us growing still!"

.

The President, though, couldn't hear, above his own loud voice,

As both screamed out, in unison, "it's war! There is no choice!"

At this the Terrorist saw no need to discuss things more,

Pleased with his work, this ghoulish monster faded through a wall.

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His whole game plan was playing out now, right before his eyes,

As he settled down and waited for the body count to rise.

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David Peetz

Qu�bec

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»	The Soapbox
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