9/11/2021
Twenty years later
We write about our heartbreak
And let the tears fall on the page
Twenty years later
We bring our heroes and heroines
Back to their families
In coffins to place in their graves
And I let the tears fall on the page
The image of the generals
Saluting the flag Draped coffins
Woke me from my sleep
I wrote about my misery
And deep rooted
In a world that salutes the remains of
Dead twenty- year olds
Who never knew peace
Most of them immigrants
Their lives shortened
The hurt cut me deep
I want more in my lifetime
I Want peace
I turn the page of current events
And always another war
Why Us?
Why Me?
What can I do for my country?
But sing
Oh Say Can You see