Shooting fish in a barrel
is not a noble act
No courage required.
No reasoned plan needed.
No applause sincerely given
to endorse fisherman’s creed
to take only what you need.
Fish have no ideology
written on their fins.
The fisherman cannot identify
which fish carries the tale
of Hamas attacks and hate.
Yet, all fish must share their fate?
Revenge, I understand,
in heated moments lost in pain.
But cold calculation
with no disassociation
between guilt and innocence
simply makes no sense.
But, when did war ever
protect the innocent ?
When did war ever set free
those who had no part
in hateful perfidy ?
Shooting fish is never pretty.
But, this ? This ?
Shooting fish in a barrel
with no chance of escape
can never be explained.
Find a way to peace
or take the gun away.
annarino writes 