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Samina Malik won’t be going to prison for writing terrorist poetry.  I really could care less.  Here’s some of his “poetry”

It’s not as messy or as hard as some may think.
It’s all about the flow of the wrist.
Sharpen the knife to its maximum.
And before you begin to cut the flesh.
Tilt the fool’s head to its left.
Saw the knife back and forth.
No doubt that the punk will twitch and scream.
But ignore the donkey’s ass.
And continue to slice back and forth.
You’ll feel the knife hit the wind and food pipe.
But Don’t Stop.
Continue with all your might.
About now you should feel the knife vibrate.
You can feel the warm heat being given off.
But this is due to the friction being caused.

Terrorist or not, it’s just very, very, bad.  You want proper terrorist poetry?  Try this:

I count the corpses on my left, I find Im not so tidy
So I better get away, better make it today
Ive cut twenty-three down since friday
But I cant control it, my face is drawn
My instinct still emotes it

I slash them cold, I kill them dead
I broke the gooks, I cracked their heads
Ill bomb them out from under the beds
But now Ive got the running gun blues

It seems the peacefuls stopped the war
Left generals squashed and stifled
But Ill slip out again tonight
Cause they havent taken back my rifle
For I promote oblivion
And Ill plug a few civilians

Ill slash them cold, Ill kill them dead
Ill break them gooks, Ill crack their heads
Ill slice them till theyre running red
But now Ive got the running gun blues

Ill slash them cold, Ill kill them dead
Ill break them gooks, Ill crack their heads
Ill slice them till theyre running red
But now Ive got the running gun blues

Now, I’ve heard different interpretations.  I think the most obvious is the soldier returning to peaceful life and not adjusting too well.  Maybe that’s what Samina is thinking when he writes his tripe.  Or, could just be going for the shock value.  Either way, it’s not new, it’s not creative.  And, it’s certainly not as good as Bowie did it before Samina was even born.  The downside of all this is even though I do think Samina needs to be kept very closely watched, in order to support sending him to jail for his garbage, I would have to had made the same argument about Bowie 38 years ago.  As it was, Bowie moved on to other issues.  Somehow, I don’t think Samina’s that smart.

Here’s the original, in all it’s glory, from one of the best Bowie albums he ever made:

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