The Misguided Foot Soldier

The unemployed youth from across the border was expertly spotted,

By fanatics who agreed to ‘employ’ him if he signed on the line dotted

They spent a packet on his training in military combat and acts of terror

Once they were satisfied that in his selection there had been no error

He was brainwashed, like many others, that he was a foot soldier of God

And for carrying out His wishes, the Almighty had Himself given the nod

He thought he now had got a reason worthy enough for his existence

And he no longer had to worry for his family’s day to day subsistence

He and nine others left by sea with arms and ammunition enough to kill hundreds

And to shake the confidence of the populace by reducing innocent people to shreds

The ten terrorists wreaked havoc on that fateful night of twenty six eleven

Being told that death while on His duty will get them a place in Heaven

Nine of them were killed in crossfire but he was captured by the forces

But his recruiters were not worried as they had plenty of horses for courses

Today he was finally executed but his recruiters and their employers roam free

As they denied knowledge of his existence despite sending him on a killing spree

They say that back 'home', his recruiters and also their employers are facing a fair trial

But what fairness can we expect from a mock trial when their entire system is in denial?