911 Tribute

" Remembering 9-11...

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A Different Perspective"

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by Linda Scott

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Beneath the American soil

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Buried on September 11, 2001

Lies the future of every man, woman, and child

Who's lives were taken at the hands and deeds

Of despicable men, known to us as terrorists

In this grave site ,lies not only the bodies of mortals,

But instead, every fiber of their being

Here lies the next breath of each...that was never taken

Here lies the last thoughts of each.. as they faced death

Here lies the fear and agony that each had felt

Here lies the unfinished prayers or screams

Upon the lips of numbers unknown

Here lies the pain and suffering each endured

for minutes or hours of which we have no knowledge

Here lies the tears that normally brings relief

But not for them

Here lies the blood that each had shed

that once sustained their lives

But not any more

Here lies the hopes, dreams, and the future

of nearly 3000 souls

Along with goals, expectations and achievements

Never to be realized

Here lies the words and hugs

Bestowed upon one another

As they shared one of the most intimate times of their lives..

Their impending deaths

Here lies the confusion and mayhem they felt

As they hopelessly searched for ways to survive

Here lies the heroism and the love of their fellow man

As they sacrificed their own lives in an attempt to save a strangers'

Here lies the unanswered questions that each had asked

While trying to understand what was happening

And WHY

Here lies all the unspoken words...never to be heard

Here lies every moment of every life

That was lost that horrific day

And here lies all that was denied each life

By the hands and deeds of despicable men,

Who's acts are seared into the minds and hearts

Of the millions who watched in horror

Here lies the grief , felt by untold numbers

In a nation of wealth and power

That was brought to it's knees that day

And here lies the haughtiness of the nation's peoples

Now clothed in remembrance and humility.

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Linda Scott

2008

Copyright © 2008

 

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"He will wipe every tear from their eyes. 

There will be no more death or mourning 

or crying or pain, for the old order 

of things has passed away."
Revelation 21:4

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