Yazid the Accursed

Yazid the Accursed, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

it was not the thirst
but the treatment
of the ladies of Karbala
the snatching
of Zainabs chaddar
that was worst
Abbas saw it all
his head on a spear
helpless
tears that fell on the dust
all this havoc
on the house of the Holy Prophet
by the monster
yazid the accursed
may his ashes in the fires of Hell
be immersed