eyes of 9/11

In school i was that fateful day

Gym class and it was all the buzz

"did you hear? did you hear?" 

9am in gym class i heard

The Twin Towers Fell!

gasps and tears, heart broken, lives lost

Tv's turned on in all the classrooms

Eyes teary and silence falls

i get to a pay phone and call my grandmother

asking if she is ok.

Why? i have no clue we live in Denver...

maybe it was the fact that we were apart that day

The world stopped! 

people stood frozen in time,

the president alerted

What? How? Why?

Soon to be answered

Not by facts

Not by the president that night

No! it was not even a month later we saw trains

Trains by high ways with our tanks on them

Camo trucks, and battle gear

Semi trucks, lined roadways with parts of tanks and helicopters

We were going to war

A war! 

Bills passed and laws made.

A war that turned into a lie of why we were there

it was not for weapons

it was because we acted on impulse

not brains or thinking it through

yes we had to go to war

but this war has turned into something much much MORE!

Lives have been lost, lives have been rebuilt

new nations have come to be

people have new ways of living

New ways of building

cleaner water

things a third world  doesn't have

But in time they will be as strong as us...

The war should have ended long ago...but we are still helping other to fight for THEIR freedom

Something THEY never had... 

Author's Note

*NOTE* I support our troops and the freedoms we have and are fighting to keep...this poem might get some upset and if you are i am sorry its not what i meant...i have lost friends to this war...so please...if you have an issue with it email me and talk to me in private about it ok? thanks guys

Reviews

[JelliFyshKissUs]

Your emotions and inner feelings are yours to keep and no one should have the right to clamp your heart shut. I remember that day as well, felt more like an out-of-body experience, didn't really believe it was happening in my world... at first. But most would be a fool to believe the situation could not have been handled better. And one would have to blind not to see that this situation has raised more questions than provided solutions or given answers. I adore your honesty.

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You shouldn't apologise for your poetry ..if it evokes a response that is a good thing..my only thought on this is that the countries that you speak of are not third world countries, they are oil rich and well developed..only ruled by greedy dicators.

[Alicia Hirshey]

I won't lie. I cried while reading this.

[Cassiopia Summers]

Very good and truthful indeed. Heartfelt. I like it.

[Mauricio Montoya]

We all have a right to write what we feel, that what poetry is all about no write is wrong, great job keep on writing. hey theres your title.

[The Cute 1]

deep

[Graceful]

...wow...utterly speachless...............i give it 100 stars!

[Dark Empress]

It's very heart felt and sad to say the least. It brings back lots of memories of that fateful day and where I was at the time. Makes you realize how much things have changed since then. Great capture on the war and 9/11.

[HopelesslyDevoted]

this is very intense.... i support speaking out your mind and your political voice if you feel inclined to. but that is all that i will say on the matter. i don't like to talk to about politcs.
but all in all i love this poem! i think its very heart felt and its very well written! nice job!

[The True Angel Of Sin]

I see the point in this poem, I know what the twin towers mean. Don't take this the wrong way, but it happened already. I don't say this as, get over it. I say this as there are larger things going on today. I myself don't care much about the past, more about what is happening now. We are all so lost when it comes to what is truly going on today. This happened years ago, not that many, but it was years ago. Let's focus on our lives today, not yesterday.
Your angel of sin
Angel

[David W Moore III]

Very thoughtful. If you've read any of my poetry and I know you have then you know my thoughts on the soundbites and misleading of our people. I also am not against our troops, I just think we should have had all the info before a decision was made for us.