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Paul Michael Stafford
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Verbum Ignis
Dum spiro, spero.
(While I live, I hope)
Euronews,CNN,BBC News 24, Sky News,
Bloomberg, the preacher and his flock in the pews,
war is in the air, nation in despair,
suicide bombers who do not care,
terrorism taking flight in the night,
cowardly leaders sending others to fight,
Revelations and Nostradamus predicted,
devastation to the peacefully afflicted.
The wheel of time is turning,
and the Twin Towers are burning,
tears to be shed forever and a year,
for silent screams all could hear,
September 11th 2001,
remember the innocent who are gone,
never to walk, talk or laugh again,
and remember, never forget, their families pain.
Nations of the world unite in grief,
regardless of race, colour or belief,
as armies, navies and air forces prepare,
Samson stands with all of his hair,
standing tall, awaiting his divine call,
as women wear their black shawl,
mourning lives that have already been lost,
and those to come, in a possible holocaust.
Sign up now and fight for peace,
but be ready for eternal release,
righteous retribution is honest and true,
but the blood that has flown is not blue,
nor is that that is to flow,
let us be sure of the knowledge we know,
so that the actions we take,
history will not see as a mistake.
The guilty will always face retribution,
instant revenge may not be the solution,
remember, vengeance is a drink better drunk cold,
so onto volatile emotions we must hold,
let the tears on our cheeks dry,
before we commit more to die,
let us plan, let us be sure of the cure,
before we make more pain to endure.
The politicians are already planning,
as wreckage rescuers are scanning,
I feel sure the decisions that are made,
will blunt terrorism's bloody blade,
because our leaders are not fools,
and they will use the right tools,
to deal with the threat we face,
at an acceptable and correct pace.
Mankind will not allow this evil to live,
no hiding place to it will we give,
the civilised world will unite,
and this darkest darkness fight,
good will be the ultimate victor,
and will close every evil door,
because while I live, I hope,
evil will hang from the highest rope.
Copyright � Paul M Stafford 2001
