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| Never before | ||||||||||
| by | ||||||||||
| Gregory A. Nelson | ||||||||||
| Never before have I witnessed such devastating pain, as the fires leaped, and the debris did rain... | ||||||||||
| Never before have I been so afraid, as fear gripped my thumping heart, and dark clouds caused the sun to fade... | ||||||||||
| Never before have I beheld so terrible an act, and I ran as beneath me the pavement did crack... | ||||||||||
| An act of war, unfolding in my very own eyes, souls lost by the thousands, I hear their screams and their cries... | ||||||||||
| But as the dust did fall, and so many lives were lost, and I began to realize the terrible cost... | ||||||||||
| I suddenly began to see something I had never seen before, As if this awful tragedy had opened a hidden door... | ||||||||||
| Men and women, of all races and creeds, standing and shouting, seeking to solve the needs... | ||||||||||
| Together, as if for the very first time, empowered by God, working to diminish the crime... | ||||||||||
| Pulling together, through tears and through sorrow, working as one as if there would be no tomorrow... | ||||||||||
| No racial barriers, no slanderous slurs, each hand helping the others, all skin colors blurred... | ||||||||||
| Americans, together, working and caring for one and for all, though the enemy struck us hard by standing together, Never shall we fall. | ||||||||||
| Back | copyright 2002 G.A. Nelson | |||||||||