Mortals behind the Mask

I recently read that Islamic State has beheaded four children because they refused to convert.

It breaks my heart to know that these monsters without matter, these cruel demons of hate are killing innocent people with no good reason.

They may say they have one, but I don't see it, not one good reason.

They are not anarchists, they are not a higher being.

They hide behind masks because they are afraid; they are afraid of people who will stand up to them, they are afraid of Death;

Mortality is their fear.

The torturous mortals are afraid to look into the eyes of those they kill, to see their own face reflected in the orbs of those who perish believing it what is right, what is good, and what is true.

The problem is, is that people see them as vicious animals, but they are not. They are humans who hunt to try and prove that they are better.

I say they are cowardly, they have no honor, and they deserve the same death as those they have killed.