I am a little concerned about posting this – I wouldn’t want anyone to think that I imagine Osama bin Laden to be anything other than a monster…it just isn’t in me to celebrate a death…especially when there are others so eager to fill those monstrous shoes.
…and as for those pesky iambs…they continue to escape me it would appear!
Who armed him, who trained him and then
Who told him he was right? I know the man
Was evil and his plans were foul – levels
Of violence beyond the fantasies
Of a normal man. Cruel and unholy
Not borne of any sane belief, yet still
I can’t rejoice, even though I feel relief
The end of this one man will not bring us
To world peace. He did not walk alone –
To gloat incites revenge. Enough that now
He’s dead – let’s mark it and move on. Not for
Me the thrill of hubris, the smoulder of
Delight – just abiding sadness that still
We are no closer to mutual peace .
Sally J Blackmore's Blog 
Treat the cause and not the symptom as they say!
Yes – I just hope my very personal view has not upset anyone…
I must agree with the stance you have taken here, Sally. I do understand, though, why people are celebrating his death, but soon they will discover the hollowness of knowing it changes nothing.
A great poem, well-expressed and so relevant for today.
thank you kerry – if only it could be different! thank you for commenting.
A fascinating exploration of a current news alert! Even though a figurehead has been taken away, there is still more darkness emerging! So many of us fear just this!
I feel that in my poetry I have to say it as I feel it… though of course I understand the elation too that there seems to be a concrete’result’. I just wish it would make more of a difference. Thank you for reading and commenting.
vengeance is a wheel
makes us queasy with power
let’s get off this ride
‘Queasy with power’ – I like that.
lol @ “pesky iambs” they’re not that bad and you’re not far off now 🙂 but. I love the sentiment you shared and blank verse is perfect medium for it. thanks for posting this one 🙂
Monty / bummy
thank you …maybe I am making progress.
I liked your poem and agree with your sentiments. Yes, the pesky iambs don’t seem to be your unique rhythm although you managed quite a few and for the most part you did make lines of ten syllables; however there’s something in you that LOVES an anapest. To my ear (and well that’s just the way I hear it) there were a goodly number of anapests which shortened the lines from pents to tetras and sometimes shorter. Still it was a good try and a good poem along the way! Well done.
thank you – trying, even if unsuccessfully, must go some way to improving my poetry…(she says wistfully).
I am hoping we are a people, celebrating more of the justice felt, rather than celebrating the death of any man, good or evil in his intentions.
I agree, justice has been done. Let’s hope it is the beginning of something much bigger – that would be a great outcome.
We wrote on similar themes, how strange. I still can’t get my iambs straight or consistantly sort my trochees from my anapests, and that’s ignoring the dactyls. I can’t therefore comment of the form with any credibility. However, I found it a powerful work.
Not only were our themes very similar, but I too struggle with iambs and trochees and so forth!
I truly enjoyed it, I understand your position on this post. I don’t think I would have the courage you posses to having post your thoughts and feelings on this topic. I must also agree that although we don’t celebrate the death, we do however celebrate the relief of fear, doubt and wondering. I hope that is understandable.?.?
of course…
The number of comments on this one indicate the depth of feeling, and the technical aspects of poetry, considered – an interesting poem, very much of the moment.