That Morning

That Morning


It seems like so long ago
But then again like yesterday
I was minding my daily drive
The routine was underway

A twist of the radio dial
Brought a voice I’d never heard
Apparently out of character
Was a man named Howard Stern

He reported breaking news
But it sounded like a joke
I expected tasteless diatribe
In words this shock-jock spoke

It soon became apparent
That this was not sick humor
I pulled over to the shoulder
And hoped it was a rumor

We soon would learn what happened
And how unknowns can hate
And how we’d trade security
For a much less freer State

It’s not the people we don’t know
Who live differently in peace
It’s the extremes at either end
That want our lives to cease

But all-in-all I want to think
Like Anne Frank said so smart
In spite of everything I still believe
That people are good at heart