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mosques and criminals
by Jared Fladelandthere is nothing in this universe purely evil,
nor anything pure good.
especially a building, that is no more
than bricks and cement,
walls and wood and steel.
especially a religion,
which is at most words on a page
or stories told through time,
meant to bring people together
to live a moral life.
even a person is neither good or bad
until their actions
either harm or benefit those around them.
and to judge someone who has done
absolutely nothing harmful
because of a label they are attached to,
is just partaking in the same hatred
that got us here in the first place. 08/17/2010 Author's Note: I should say, completely inspired by Daniel Ridge\'s Mosque @ Ground Zero
Posted on 08/17/2010
Copyright © 2026 Jared Fladeland
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Sarah Wolf on 08/17/10 at 06:23 PM Very nice thoughts Jared. Thank You. |
| Posted by Jim Benz on 08/17/10 at 08:25 PM well put Jared |
| Posted by Peter Humphreys on 08/17/10 at 08:54 PM Absolutely right and so well expressed. Thank you, Peter |
| Posted by Laura Doom on 08/17/10 at 10:06 PM Sounds reasonable to me, and reasonably sound as poetry :> |
| Posted by Frankie Sanchez on 08/19/10 at 02:01 AM well said. |
| Posted by Laurie Blum on 08/20/10 at 12:13 PM Powerful stuff Jared. |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 08/23/10 at 07:50 PM Succinctly well done. Thank you. |
| Posted by Karl Waldbauer on 08/25/10 at 05:14 AM Excellent! |
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