Author: David Barkin (async64.nyct.net)
Date: 09-14-2001 19:51
Hi All
In the World Trade Center were Black people, White People, Brown People and Yellow People. There were Christians and Muslims and Hindus and Jews. There were right wingers and left wingers and people down the middle of the road.
We were all victims of insane people who left behind their humanity to follow an evil And STUPID set of beliefs that can lead to such horrible, indiscriminate slaughter.
I am not normally a "patriotic" person but I wrote this poem:
World Trade Center
We are not alone
in the horror of the bizarre.
Accepting the surreal as reality,
each person in their own
private world.
Their own private horror.
But others, our friends
our friends who we don’t
even know.
Our friends of all colors
and beliefs.
They reach into that private hell
and share their humanity.
I am proud to be an American.
Yes, we shall seek retribution.
But retribution does not make
us great.
Sharing your humanity with strangers
who are not strangers.
Who are our brothers and sisters
our fellow Americans.
