"Initial Reaction"

The world has gone crazy
It really is 'What the fuck?'
How long before it's back to London
And down to 'Lady Luck?'
I've not got any answers
So many questions in my head
I'm not going to be an apologist
With all those maimed and dead.
There have been too many 'wrong' wars
But that's not to reason why
There really are no excuses
As to why so many die.
You might compare to thousands of civilians
Killed in Syria and elsewhere
You can try the 'blame game'
I really don't care.
You condemn these atrocities
Then chuck in a 'but' at the end
As if you're giving them a reason
Which I cannot comprehend.
I might call myself a 'Leftie'
But I'd wipe 'ISIS' off the map
And if that doesn't fit your 'ideology' 
I don't give a crap.
Take as an example
The one called 'Jihadi John'
It brought a right smile to my face
When I heard he'd been 'vapourised' and gone!
As for that British soldier
The one that's sent to jail
Don't get me wrong he's no hero
But the sentence is beyond the pale.
Shooting dead the enemy
It's what happens if you crack in war
Don't pretend we didn't bump off Germans
I think you know the score.
Not supporting cold blooded murder
But combat fucks your head
The bottom line was only terrorist scum
Ended up on the floor dead.
If he'd bumped off innocent civilians
I could understand a prison cell
But who are we to condemn the solider
When we've not gone through his hell?
My thoughts this morning with Paris
On what happened too scared to dwell
I fear for all the reactions
Only time will tell.
Demonising muslims and immigrants
Is all part of their aim
Don't fall for this 'ISIS' con
You will be playing their game.
For me, as a non-religious person
I won't defend muslim belief
But I still won't tar them all the same
Which you might think is a relief.
I'm against most religions
No matter 'nice' things they may say
When many treat women as second class
And hate me because I'm gay.
So don't accuse me of being islamophobic
I treat all religion the same
If you discriminate against me
Then to me you're all fair game.

Dulwich Poet 14th November 2015

(I wrote this a few hours after the Paris atrocities... it's a bit of garbled message, but basically says those who are committing these killings are scum, and there is no excuse for their actions, no matter how much 'wrong' the 'West' may have done around the globe.)