Dante's Hero
He thinks he can bring down
all giants with his slingshot,
so he tamps powder tight
into bombs nightly, recites
a litany of hate as his evening
prayer, tells himself all who
are not him or like him
are evil, laughs while
the rest of the world mourns.
This terrorist...this hero
of Dante's Ninth Circle.
His feet are already ablaze.
Pris Campbell
©2005
Dedicated to all victims of terrorism
Art: Dante's Inferno by Gustav Doro
