To the Dark Towers Came

The news said
that
a private plane
had hit
one of the towers
of
the World Trade Center.
I felt awful for
the pilot
and the passenger.

I had to get to school.

I listened
to the radio
on the way.  The news
was
still confused.

I got
to school and walked from
the car to the building
where
the classroom was.  I
entered
the room to find
the TV on,
everyone staring.  Then
I found out
what happened,
that
the towers were gone, one
tower then
the other.
The planes were
jet liners.  Commercial
planes.

Hundreds of folk
were
running toward
the site
to try
to rescue thousands.
No doubt
these responders looked
up
to see
the buildings there,
made of air
and memory.

C L Couch


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