Hi everybody! This is part of a homework assignment that we had. It was to write about the anniversary of September 11, 2001. I was only six when that happened and I still have trouble understanding it all. I think everybody does.
I wrote a poem about it called “Tell Me”. I hope someday somebody can make sense of that day and all the others since. I hope you like it.
Tell Me
Tell me,
Where you were
when the towers fell
and what did you see
and what will you tell?
Tell me
Because I was only six
when they crashed to the ground.
and I was too little
and not making a sound
Tell me
That when I got older
and watched it again
it seemed nothing had changed
and I think that’s a sin
Tell me
Because I watched it in shock,
and I watched it in awe
and wasn’t that the name,
they gave to the war?
Tell me
Because I still can’t explain
why people should die
and what makes it right
no matter the side
Tell me
The answers to this
and much much more
so I can sleep in my bed
and know what’s in store
Tell me
It won’t happen again
no matter the place
the killing and wounding
it’s just a disgrace.
Bye!
Note from borgo: I was gonna add some pipelinks and such but at the last minute decided that this was the voice of a twelve year old girl and it should read that way. To me, it speaks loud enough anyway.