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War and Tragedy

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Contributor: Hanz McKay || Poem Categories

One United States country as flag
The streets were packed with people,
The skyscrapers stood tall,
It was a normal day
New York believed that that was all.

The sun was shining brightly,
Business was going swell,
My shop was pretty busy,
Our stock was selling well.

But then at once was darkness,
My customers looked round,
Blank expressions on our faces,
No one dared make a sound.

And then we heard a plane
Rumbling up above,
We saw a shadow on the ground
Like one of a great dove.

First there was a crash,
A piercing roar, some painful screams,
Then there was a crash,
Something was wrong, I couldn't see.

Then my friend and colleague
Mrs. Phillips rushed right through.
She let the door bang loudly,
"Boss, I really need to see you!"

And then there was another
Explosion and loud crash.
I was so very startled
That I nearly missed the flash.

A giant flash, a blinding flash,
I decided to go out
And then I was surprised-
All I could hear were screams and shouts.

I stopped a man and asked,
"What's just happened over there?"
He said, "Go home and save yourself,
Tell that lot over there!"

He pointed to my shop,
So I rushed in and I explained,
We all ran home, I didn't know
America would be pained.

When I got home I sat down fast
And switched on the TV,
On every single channel
The Twin Towers I could see.

I watched the plane,
I watched the crash,
I watched the fire spread
And that night I just couldn't sleep
I lay there in my bed.

That tragedy, it scarred the world,
Those planes from up above.
Celebrities, they tried to help
They shared our pain and love.

But our great country didn't stop
Campaigning for an end
To terrorism and all bad,
We wanted to be friends.

But we all know we'll stick together,
Who cares about the hate?
America will always be
The One, United States.

Note... I would just like to say that this poem is
fictional and I created the narrator of the poem.
It's not based on anyone in real life.

By Hanz McKay
Copyright 2004

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