NYC

I watched

A building as it fell

And I watched

A beautiful city go to hell.

 

Terror in the streets

The crying, the wounded, the dead

Each bearing ten thousand heartbeats

And phrases left unsaid.

 

In a few earth-shattering moments

A horrible history was made

And all that was created and dreamt

In dust now laid.

 

I saw the grieved crying

I saw the dead being carried away

I heard the people praying

On this unforgettable day.

 

Oh, what have they done?

Why did this have to happen?

The peace that we have known is gone

When terror found its way in.

 

And I grieve with the families

And friends affected

And feel all the miseries

In a heart now darkened.

 

My heart goes out

My tears wet my face

As I see debris scattered about

A once beautiful place.

 

I sit in the safety of my home

Away from the destruction

And yet I do not feel alone

Because part of me is part of that nation.

 

It shouldn’t have occured

And the world is forever scarred

And now I have learned

What it means to have suffered.

 

I’ll cry with you

And I’ll pray

I’ll suffer with you

Throughout these horrible days.