September 11th

I know that I live right across
The other side of the world
And I know that I cannot remember
That Harbour named of Pearl
And I know that feel as strongly
About this as some I could never feel,
But for the past few days I can't help but think
That this horror can't be real.
Staring at the TV screen
At humanity gone wrong
And the weeping of the people -
Here there's no panicked throng.
And I know that it can't have touched me
As those suffering right now
But I feel that I am there
And that I know what's going on somehow.
I can't help but cry
When I think of all the pain
And the fact that so many people had
No chance because of those planes.
And people telling their loved ones
That they did love them indeed
And those people on the streets
Wondering if their loved one's been seen.
And I know that these are only words
And I cannot fix it all
And if I could, there'd be nothing like this
On our Earth so like a ball.
And I know that my suffering is nothing
Compared to those who have been lost
But I can't help but feel scared
Now that America's been crossed.
To all the people out there
Who are crying every night
Because they had someone they loved
Upon a fateful flight
Or in one of those buildings
That will never be the same,
Please know that I am here for you
Though I cannot take the pain.
The tears I shed while writing this
Can never compare
To the joys of love and happiness
That many will now never share.

2001 evk