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NINE-ELEVEN
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"The Tower Descends" Ann 9-11-09.
Crash
the tower descends
the World Trade Centre
sinks into the ground
all souls within
or leaping out
descend with dust
with bricks and mortar
to their mortal ends.
Down sink the hearts
of all Americans
of earth's peoples now
their souls stand still
surprised
as when the spirit of democracy
dies before our eyes
drowned in the dust of diplomacy
a claim to pride
the capitol of work
a centre for us all.
One tiny plane flew in
amidst the din of every day
and shattered every dream
and now the wells of every eye
full to the brim with liquid
lies polluted, stained
and drowned
what help the sun, the moon,
the stars
our solace to command
oh
all peoples of the world
uncurl your flags
half mast
and send your loving heart throbs
to Americans
and back
to bind our social consciousness
each unto the other
stand firm against those all
who love no more
the cause
decreed by every man
to give a minutes pause
and think of love.
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This morning
is the morning
that those devil
terrorists
flew into our midst
and destroyed many lives
destroyed the tower
of companionship
of nations
what really
did they think they'd
achieive?
Nothing more
than the sorrow
that's there till tomorrow
for ever tomorrows will grieve
we sigh
as we die
at the sadness of man
at his greed
his terrible creeds
his worse evil deeds
and these lead him on
to create such a storm
of dust that denies
them the prize
its fog rises up
and covers the muck
of their prayers
when we're all on this earth
from our birth
to our death
in one breath
and we're all
of the same damned stuff