shame

this morning i woke up to crumpets, freshly brewed coffee
and the news of yet another Bali bombing

shaken and stirred it dawned on me
so i was in the video store
handpicking a dvd for the saturday night
minding my daily routine
when the disaster struck

and so were the victims
some were having drinks
some were walking home
some squatting having a smoke
all minding their own business

and so i will tell my grandkids
in the earliest of the 21st century
men were killing men, in the name of religion
shame on us.

prayers with Bali.