Fall From Grace...

I was in an office when the Two Towers were struck

and i knew right away it was not just bad luck

Though at the time i couldn't recall his name

i knew it was a madman from the Middle East just the same

Knew that New York City is a no-fly zone

so the news flash sent a chill to the marrow of my bones

prayed with the ladies of the office
 for the lives on the jets

never thinking that the horror wasn't over yet

Then the news from the Pentagon
 flashed across the screen

made the surreal become a waking nightmare
 like has never been

The brave souls on Flight 93

led me to wonder how brave i'd be

if i had been aboard that flight

would i have be strong enough to do what's right?

Even now, tears fall

as my thoughts go back and i try to recall

The disbelief, the anguish and the rage

at the events that changed America

that now have us at this stage

of fear, of doubt, of paranoia

how we were struck in our heart

but were strong enough to not be destroyed

but changed we have all become

in the knowing there is nowhere to run

for terrorism strikes not at troops but at the innocent

that is what we lost, our innocence..

11-27-11