What a troubled world, with all this death.

Newscasters spreading fear with every breath.

New threats seem to pop up every day,

”They’ll kill us all, if they had their way!”

A constant barrage of hate and fear,

Day on day, year on year.

Yet can we really tell how much is true?

We swallow what we’re fed, me and you;

How can we tell what lies between each line?

”Just accept what you’re told,” they imply, ”and you’ll be just fine.”

But we must be vigilant, constantly aware

The danger they claim, might not be there.

To keep us all afraid might be their goal;

Using terrorism as a tool to keep us under control.