SEVEN BILLION MIRACLES
by Albert Russo
a second has just slipped by
a needle in the haystack of Time
and while this line is being couched
another second evaporates
blood pulses in your veins
the cells are in a constant turmoil
and the heart skips another beat
life flows like an undercurrent
whereas you are oblivious to it
each individual is a miracle of creation
and yet, there are men, mostly men,
but a few women too, who want
to pit themselves against God
maiming and killing their fellowmen
in random terror attacks
the spilling of blood, the destruction of life
to them is like a counter miracle
their hatred of unknown victims
is in truth an expression of self-loathing
loathing of all their failures and
of their incapacity to love
yet they aren’t aware of this
and believe those terrifying ‘men-of-god’
who promise them an afterlife of bliss
amid a harem of virgins
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About Albert Russo
Biography
Albert Russo who has published worldwide over 70 books of poetry, fiction and photography, in English and in French, his two mother-tongues, is the recipient of many awards, such as The American Society of Writers Fiction Award, The British Diversity Short Story Award, several New York Poetry Forum Awards, Amelia Prose and Poetry awards and the Prix Colette, among others. His work has been translated into a dozen languages, including German, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Turkish, Bengali and Polish, and broadcast by the World Service of the BBC, publishing on the five continents, in 25 countries. He has also garnered several prizes for his photography books, Indie Excellence awards, among others. He was also a member of the 1996 jury for the prestigious Neustadt International Prize for Literature which often leads to the Nobel Prize of Literature., email: albert.russo@orange.fr, Visit his three literary websites:, www.albertrusso.eu, www.albertrussobilingual.com, www.authorsden.com/albertrusso, Researchers and students of literature may now, access the Albert Russo Literary Archives, in Brussels, Belgium, the capital of the European Union:, ARCHIVES & MUSÉE DE LA LITTÉRATURE, Bibliothèque Royale Albert Ier, Boulevard de l'Empereur 4 - B1000 Bruxelles - Belgique, search / rechercher: Auteur Albert Russo, http://217.19.236.211/plumefx/public/plume.asp?nomid=215&pa=
