Insane redemption
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* Ajith Cherian

*   Human rights
*   creative writing
*   poetry
*   philosophy

> I believed my sorrows were deep
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> Thought my anger was justified
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> Hallucinated that my acts were ordained
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> Martyr I would be if slain.
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> Presumed that the colour of battle is bright
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> Its gilded gold edges embraced me
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> None shall I spare, it's my destiny
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> Redemption, restitution, no reconciliation.
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> Alas I realized it was just a mirage
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> Wars are always black, pitch black
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> There's no glory, no martyr, no honour
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> Just some names on slabs of stone.
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> The tears that soak your tomb
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> She and the little ones were dear, so dear
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> There are no winners or losers in terror acts
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> Just some utterly shattered souls-departed.

## Footnotes

*   Competing interests None.

*   Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.