Images On A Small TV

[KrissieK]

I didn't watch the news today.
Until I got to work
And saw everyone clustered around
Debbie's pocket TV.
Images from New York,
Images from Washington,
Talking about evacuation,
And plane crashes,
And possible terrorism.
Everyone's talking about it.
What's happening?
The Capitol was bombed?
A plane hit the White House?
News is still sketchy at this hour.
It's terrifying
Not to know.

By 11, it's a lot clearer.
One plane hit the World Trade Center,
Which has now collapsed.
One hit the Pentagon,
Which has been evacuated.
A third, aimed at the White House,
Crashed outside of Pittsburgh.
God, it's terrifying.

In a crisis,
Your thoughts turn to your own first.
Make sure they're all right
Before you worry about anyone else.
Let's see . . .
Sister #3: works in the mall with me.
She's fine.
Sister #2: in New Hamshire with her hubby.
Question mark.
Sister #1: at work? What about the kids?
Did they close the schools?
Mum and Dad: also in New Hamshire.
Haven't heard from them.

I don't think NH's a target,
But who knows?
They probably thought the same
In Pittsburgh.
We don't know what could happen
In the next few hours.

The scariest thing
Is not to know.

[Spatula Gal]

[Lasombra]

Lovely poem. Deeply touching.
What ways are there to comprehend
the value of a soul?
How a single act of hate
Demands a heavy toll.
Peace,
Lasombra

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