9/11
A Haunting Poem Written About the Terrorist Attack on 9/11/2001
The smoke
The screams
So much terror all around
The metal
Twisting
The terrorist earthquake brought it down
The streets
Were filled
With a river of blood and tears
The families
All broken
Anticipating their worst fears
Little girls
At home
Waiting for their parents to return
Little boys
In tears
Watching swarms of people run
Charred and sooty cloth
A tourniquet
To a fireman in need
See the light fading
From his eyes
Carry the message to his family
All lines were busy
Putting life
Forever on hold
Too must
Too fast
You'd think the story would've gotten old
One day
Of Hell
Changed every life in the world
Maybe one day
We'll learn
That evil cannot be quelled.
About the Creator
Allie Marie
22 year old mother with many passions and hobbies, I live on the East Coast and enjoy researching things to pass time.
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