Through The Eyes Of Terror: A Poem About 9/11
I decided to write and dedicate a poem about the tragic events that took place ten years ago in New York City. It was a day that changed America and started a new war on terrorism. It was a day that I will never forget. One I can always remember exactly where I was when I first found out about the attacks. I hope and pray for the victims and their families. And for our soldiers who continue to fight for our freedom. Read the poem as if you were reading a newspaper article. I wanted the poem to look like two towers. So read the first column from top to bottom, then proceed to the second column.
Ten years have passed since the tragedy
Yet, my heart still aches for those we see
And who could forget the heroes that day
Climbing up the stairs that held their fate
And those down on the ground that did what they could
And those who helped clean and rebuild the place where the towers once stood
Let us never forget when evil showed its face
Cowards act of terror became a disgrace
Choosing innocent lives and people who
We living their lives as they always knew
And for the victims of Pentagon and Flight 93
We were able to witness some people’s bravery
In God’s hand we ask and pray
To be with everyone affected that day
Please help the lives that were changed
And let our love and strength remain
I was asleep that morning when my mother called me
She said “Turn on the TV, and witness history”
As I turned it on I witnessed the second plane
Striking the second tower and brining pain
To a Nation that was not prepared
To innocent people who became scared
To those who died by a cowards hand
That day no one can still understand
I thought for a moment I was still in a dream
That this reality was not what it seemed
This was no dream, no movie, it was real
This coward attacks for a moment made time stand still
As the towers collapsed, our tears did the same
Watching helpless victims die in vain
America became a different Nation that day
We folded our hands and began to pray
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It was very bad day for me.
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Yeah, we can always what if and point fingers, but it happened. There was a lot of terror that came out of that day, but we have to focus on the positive and realize as a nation never to have this happen again. Thanks for the feedback.
What really upset me is the recent document showing how, if the FBI and CIA had not been so petty and political, this horror could have been prevented. Great poem.
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Victoria - thanks for the feedback. I watched a special on the events of 9/11 as they happened. it was like watching it all over again. and i kept asking myself, would i jump or wait it out and see if i would survive. i could never imagine.
Brandon - i felt those pics really sumed up the tragedy that happened that day. thanks for the support.
powerfull photos .
Sunshine is so right...it's still so painful. Great hub, fullerman. I watched the video--powerful photos, powerful song. It's still unbelievable--the plane hitting the building, people waving something out the windows, jumping out the windows, people running from the buildings, covered in dust. These are the things movies are made of, not our own country. But it IS real, and we should always remember and keep the importance of it alive. Thanks for your hub. I voted it up, awesome, and beautiful.
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Sunshine- always great to see ya. I know what you mean. I can not believe its been ten years. it is still painful to relive it.
Ytsenoh- thank you for the wonderful feedback. always great to hear.
Very nice memorialization, thank you much.
Beautiful poem fullerman! It's just as painful today as it was 10 years to see photos and remember the suffering by so many. How any human being could create a plan and cause such havoc on so many innocent people still makes no sense to me. It never will. I'm not capable of those thoughts. Thanks for keeping all the victims of 9/11 still in our memories.
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