'LET US PAUSE TO REMEMBER'
09-11-2001
SEPTEMBER 09, 2001, IS IT JUST A 'DATE'?
IT SEEMED NOT TO BE AFFECTING ANY ONES FATE.
BEFORE THE DISASTER OF 9/11 BROKE OUT,
FOLKS DIDN'T SPECIFICALLY NOTICE, THIS DATE.
FOR SOME, TIME ALLOWED ONLY FOR SELF-SATISFACTION.
THEIR EVIL ORDERS WERE FOLLOWED AND RELEASED.
THE BOLDNESS OF DISASTER CAN TAKE OUR VERY LIVES.
TIME IS THE ESSENCE IN ACTION BEYOND BELIEF.
TOTAL DISBELIEF WAS ALL AROUND OUR PEOPLE.
REGULAR, ORDINARY FOLK WERE TENDING THEIR LIVES.
IN SECONDS, THOSE SAME FOLK BECAME BRAVE AND SCARED.
NO MATTER THE COST....YES, SOME LOSING THEIR LIVES.
AGAIN, THOSE SAME FOLK WERE SOLDIERS SUPPORTING THE ROOT
CAUSE AGAINST CORRUPTION AND THEIR 'VERY LIVES' FOR THIS CALL.
NONETHELESS, THERE ARE STILL EVIL PEOPLE, HIDING COWARDLY, EAGER TO DESTROY.
THERE ARE OTHERS STRIVING FOR FREEDOM AND STANDING TALL.
'OUR SOLDIERS' ARE COMING FROM NEAR AND FAR.
THEY JOIN THIS MISSION IN RESOLVE FOR A COMMON CAUSE.
THEY ARE MIXING THEIR SWEAT WITH OTHER PEOPLES' SWEAT, DIRT
AND, YES, EXPLOSIVES - STILL THEY HAVEN'T PAUSED.
THE AWAKENING CALLS ARE BEING RUNG INTO ACTION.
COURAGE, INTEGRITY AND DEDICATION FLOW ACROSS OUR LAND.
SOMETIMES, IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH TO TOUCH SOMEONE,
IT IS PRICELESS JUST EXTENDING A HELPING HAND.
'MAY WE TAKE THE TIME TO PAUSE TODAY IN MEMORY OF 09-11-2001 TRAGEDY.
ASKING GOD TO ABOLISH ALL EVIL WITH HARMONY TO GIVE AND RECEIVE.
LET US HEAR WITH OUR HEARTS AND NOT OUR EARS ONLY
WITH A WILLINGNESS AND COMPASSION TO PERCEIVE.
MAY GOD BLESS AND COMFORT THOSE THAT ARE HURTING TODAY
IN ALL WAYS
copyrighted by Doris Swertfeger
10/2001
Until next time
God Bless
Doris
This is so true and I enjoyed reading this poem. So glad you are sharing the talent that God has given you, may GOD BLESS YOU
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