The Mourning

I wrote this poem several years ago, shortly after 9/11, so, please, don't brutalize it due to the fact it was written by a silly middle-schooler. She wasn't that silly.

I remember school that morning,

of September eleventh,

two-thousand one.

I remember the tears on a teacher's face as she realized,

mother has died.

My mother was practically there,

when the second plane attacked.

Now we have sent out men,

to go and bomb Iraq.

I can't possibly imagine the burden young ones much feel,

when they begin to realize why hasn't daddy appeared?

There are those who still mourn everyday,

the pain is slowly starting to fade away.

This day will still be alive,

in their mind's eye.

as I sit here and think I realize,

America thrives on its pride.

We've gotten through this with no countries' help,

they all sat there like they were kelp.

I remember coming home that night,

to find no one was in sight.

I cried out and began to pray,

as you,

the Iraqis,

acted like this,

was some sort of parade.

Then out ran my brother as I thanked God it wasn't me,

but what about the ones whose pain will never ease?

Let's see you try this again while we're waiting,

we're ready to start fighting.

Maybe youre jealous,

because we're home of the free.

Because of you the mourning won't end.

We will stand and fight for our cuntry, until the end.

Author's Note

As I re-read this, I see the girl I once was. Disillusioned by so many things that were going on during this time. I remember seeing one of my teacher's cry, not because her mother had died, but because the teacher had thought she had. There's a set of Trade Centers in Dallas, TX as well, as I'm sure you all know, and that's where this teacher's mother was. All I remember is all the hurt I felt, just for our teacher who hadn't even lost anybody, and I couldn't think of anything else when I wrote this, even all those years ago. I'm not as naive now to think all my facts were correct, or anything of the sort, but I do know what I felt then.

Reviews

[Orlando Murcia]

This was very moving and powerful

Awsome job

Orlando M

[Legion]

Yes, much of the facts weren't correct, but the intensity of this is great. Good write from the heart for the time that it occurred. Kudos.