Tick Tick Tick

Tick Tick Tick

it's 9:21

the clock's hands

inching closer to midnight

and 9/11

another year of fear

another anniversary of smoke and flames

and tossed cocktails from windows of our souls

the silver winged devils finding their targets

the hearts of a country

the wavering flag

mile high offices of wealth

bombers of stealth

loathing

capitalism crumbling in the streets of fire

the world in dire straits

and getting deeper in debt

the kind that overdraws hate

when the account is in senseless bankruptcy

and the robbers wear blank masks

calling this havoc

just a day at the office.

erin-cilberto

9/10/16

Reviews

[Lyn Anderson]

The hate is misplaced, and the innocent are lost in the shuffle. In my lifetime, no single historical event has impacted me more, and the world, in general, with all the lasting repercussions.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

so true...thank you, KL...

j.

[Carolynn]

Oh this is all kinds of controversy but in a good way - we need to be cognizant of past mistakes, past horrific offences but we need to find healing...we can't live in fear or fear will concur - we need to stand strong, hang tight to hope and let faith guide us to everlasting healing - even in Canada - we remember the pain, we feel the loss but we pray for healing. My heart has been heavy today too.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, we must pray for healing and love...the violence and hatred is too powerful...
thank you, Carolynn...

j.

[W.k.kortas]

It's a conflicted day, and I think you've encapsulated all that in pitch-perfect tone. Well done, well remembered.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, W.k.

such an intensely sad memory...the worst day.

j.

[Kirsty Woodward]

Absolutely amazing. I feel the whole world needs to read this.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Kirsty....

j.

[Chris]

Definitely a dark day, and it set the stage for an even more horrific future. such a tragedy...and to think that the very people put into offices designed to direct the insurance of national affairs, in such a crucial and extremely fragile and vulnerable time for many, saw only an opportunity to carry out some self-serving plan. Fast forward...see whats now, just another day at the office, fear and loathing as far as anyone wishes to see. Seeds upon seeds of planted years...just another day at the office. Jacob, a nicely layered piece here.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your words, Chris.
j.

[Lydia Shutter]

The horrific day we all remember....right up there with November 22, 1963! We all know where we were and with whom. Hate....there seems to be an endless supply of it in our world. A powerful remembrance of the day. Lydi**

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, my friend.

j.

[Bacchus]

just a day at the office
the mundane meets the unthinkable
evil
and yet we return to the the mundane

and what if we actually lived
(not with fear as the motivator)
but thankful for
even things that are mundane

[jacob erin-cilberto]

it would be nice to live that way, Bacchus..i wish we all could.

thank you
read moreit would be nice to live that way, Bacchus..i wish we all could.

thank you

j.

[Beccy]

A sad, but acutely accurate depiction of the way the world is today.

The clock is indeed ticking jacob, but for how much longer?


Beccy

[jacob erin-cilberto]

the way it is going i would prefer not to be around 20 years from now...it keeps getting worse.
read morethe way it is going i would prefer not to be around 20 years from now...it keeps getting worse.

thank you, Beccy.

j.

[Paul Bell]

The sad thing about 9/11. These people would love to live the American dream, even if we know it is a dream. Mind you, if North Korea get any bigger toys, 9/11 will be irrelevant.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, they are getting scarier, more dangerous every day.

thank you, Paul.

read moreyes, they are getting scarier, more dangerous every day.

thank you, Paul.

j.

[barleygirl]

Well, here it is, the 15th anniversary . . . your poem is much appreciated becuz of the LACK of anything predictable amongst the glut of tributes which are "same ole-same ole" . . . I especially love the way you've woven in a subtle glimpse of the loathing from which most terrorist attacks arise, as well as the fine word crafting: "silver-winged devils" . . . "capitalism crumbling" . . . "overdraws hate" . . .

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind review, barleygirl...

j.