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In dedication to all the men and women that
lost their lives. Sept 11, 2001
Two towers
stood side-by-side so high in the air
So strong, so
commanding, so proud to be there
Completing a
landscape now frozen in time
A part of the
old New York City skyline
How can we
forget that a part of us died?
When freedom
and evil were forced to collide
The towers
were hit, but our hearts crashed as well
The moment our
freedom and liberty fell
Trapping
Americans deep in its core
Pushing once
peace to the onset of war
Collapsing so
strong and so fast on our peers
Evoking our
gravest and darkest of fears
Shaking our
foundation and causing the slide
The most
valuable loss was that from inside
Our Mothers
and Fathers once bright and alive
Helped our
sisters and brothers fight to survive
Our friends
and cousins fought hard to pull through
As our sons
and daughters did the best they could do
Americans
watched in horror, hands tied to prevent
The avalanche
of humanity brought down to cement
Now
side-by-side, new strength rose in the towers
place
Men and women
working at a hurried, frantic pace
Through piles
and piles of wreckage and debris
Hoping that
more survivors is what they would see
Americans
banning together, soaring flags, showing pride
Looking to a
higher power, so thankful to be alive
Struggling
with torment and helpless feelings of unrest
Certainly our
great Nation had received its ultimate test
And as the
world watched and prayed, counting the days
Offering help
in so many astounding, inspirational ways
A miracle
happened; the ruble and debris began to rise
American's
watched in amazement, not believing their eyes
White, billowy
wings surfaced - breaking through the ground
Spirals and
spirals of bright, beautiful light danced around
They're
Angels, my God! Wings upon wings soaring to be
free
Flapping,
ascending, flying through the space the towers use to
be
Dancing and
laughing, smiling and singing as they rise through the
air
Thanking,
applauding, kissing America for the freedom that we
share
As tears
befall the eyes of those distressed and pained to see them
go
They offer up
their hearts, their strength and most importantly their
souls
For America
they fly so high, so far, as they flutter their
good-byes
For they are
our Heroes, our greatest sacrifice, our towers of angels in the
skies
The Lady
I wonder what she thought
As she stood
there, strong and tall.
She couldn't turn away,
She was
forced to watch it all.
Did she long to offer comfort
As her
country bled?
With her arm forever frozen
High above her
head.
She could not shield her eyes
She could not hide her
face
She just stared across the water
Keeping Freedom's
place.
The smell of smoke and terror
Somehow reduced her
size
So small within the harbor
But still we recognized...
How dignified and beautiful
On a day so many died
I
wonder what she thought,
And I know she must have
cried.
When I am called to duty,
God,
Where’re the flames may rage,
Give me strength to save
some life
Whatever be its age.
Help me embrace a little
child
Before it is too late,
Or save some older person from
The horror of that fate.
Enable me to be alert,
And hear
the weakest shout
And quickly and effectively
To put the fire
out.
I want to fill my calling
And give the best in me.
To
guard my every neighbor
And protect his property;
And if
according to Your will,
I have to lose my life
Please bless
with Your protecting hand
My children and my wife.
Amen.
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