Now You Know

Written a few years after the Manhattan twins took a tumble.

Sunset from the airport, a long time back
Lady’s flame and twins standing, no flack

Inspiring passers-by to smile in awe
And to kick freedom’s thief in the jaw

Days and years later, I awoke to the cry
The twins had fallen down by a failed fly-by

Frightened from my mind like all in the nation
I cried and prayed with the mothers,
their kids mobilized for the duration

Watching it happen on my nineteen-inch screen
In my mind, I loudly shout and I loudly scream

“Why! Why to us?”

“Did we deserve this?”

Now I think, innocents died due to an agenda
To the foe, we are nameless packets of Splenda

Made of sugar yet healthy and proud
To them, I say it, I boom it loud

“What goes around comes around!”

“I’m not sorry for being myself!”

All those who push a cause bringing about many a death
Sorry, my friend, you’re high on crystal meth

By the end, we press on!
Now you know, Osama-san!

Reviews

[Tkess]

It truly makes me wonder about us as a species. We kill each other for what? A piece of dirt or a belief? An idea? You would think we would be able to rise out of this primordial ooze of ignorance.

[Audrey Howitt]

What goes around comes around indeed--but death and brutality just beget more of the same--Great write Kenneth. I just don't believe that anyone deserved to die in this or any other "war"

[Larry Dyson]

I shake my head in disbelief...the world is so greedy....development of any third world country is gonna draw flack...depending on how much you impact it's population..the dissidents will protest in evil ways...so sense ...no no sense in it.deserve it... I don't think A living thing deserves it...but thats just my IMHO

[Teri B]

Jamaicans say it this way: "If you spit in the sky, it falls in your face!" Pain begets pain, eh? It is an endless cycle...

[Elijah Gleaves]

What goes around comes around.... sooo true. But with that way of thinking you could even argue we had it coming as well but to have karma smack anyone with something as sinister as mass murder is dreadful. I watched as thousands celebrated that Osama was killed and thought to myself.. we look so barbaric. Hopefully Karma has came full circle now and the whole incident can be put to rest

[joshua deathdealer]

Nicely penned. Like Neva I have my own opinions concerning 9/11 and I think everything about that day was f-ed up to say the least but anyways.. great write.
'we are nameless packets of Splenda'!! Awesome.

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

I have my own thoughts on this entire tragedy and they are deep and ugly. You have penned your own extremely well my brilliant friend.