Horror of Being Awake- Revision

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A blossoming explosion across the screen,~0~
Beautiful in its terrific destruction.~1~
The silence of world-wide shock on TV;~2~
Beautiful in everything,~3~ except its reality.~4~

When the buildings fall,~5~ I feel the quakes~6~
As shivers down my spine.~7~
A single tear rolls down my cheek~8~
Accompanied by my mother's crying.~9~

How many lay in somber graves ~10~
Of the ruin of rubble and ash?~11~
How many died when the towers fell?~12~
How many when the planes crashed?~13~