Remember Nine Eleven

Remember Nine Eleven

We are America,
the home of the free and the brave
We vote, we choose,
we can worship, or not.
We value our independence.
We speak out loud,
educate our children, our women, our girls.
Even the poor can acheive their dreams.
We cannot understand why
we are not loved by the world.

But there are those
told how to think, what to do
who to worship, and how.
Taught to obey, or not taught at all.
Told who to believe and who to be,
dependent on the whims
of their leaders but also
dependent on each other.
They are taught that America
is the reason they are not free.

Until we understand what it is like
to live in fear of our neighbors, our leaders,
ashamed of our people, our race, our gender,
without dignity, without a voice,
without the education
to understand other nations,
without choice, with unrelenting religion,
without the peace to walk
outside our front door unafraid,
we will never believe it can happen to us.

Remember, we are not an island.
We are not immune to fear.
We are not entitled to peace.
We are not alone on this Earth.
We are citizens of the world
We are their neighbors
and they are ours.
Without this understanding, we will remain
the object of their discontent.
Remember nine eleven.


SWPoet
40 Lines

Revision above.  Original version below.




Remember Nine Eleven

We are America
We are the brave
We are voters
We are choices
We are worship
We are independence
We are speech
We are education
We were convinced that
We were loved by all

But there are those
Told how to think
Told what to do
Told who to worship
Told who to obey
Told what to learn
Told where to go
Told to believe
We are the reason
They are not free.

Until we understand
What it is like to live
Without Freedom,
Without Schools,
Without Dignity,
Without Religion
Without Speech, 
Without Peace,
We will not believe
It can happen to us.

Remember
We are not an island
Remember
We are not immune
Remember
We are not entitled to peace
Remember
We are members of the world
Remember
Nine Eleven


SWPoet
40 Lines



This is inspired by Josephine Harris, a survivor, who spoke in the documentary I saw recently.  She said Remember 9/11-not the tragedy itself, but the fact that we aren't immune to terrorist attacks and we have to know this can and will happen again.  (paraphrased quite a bit but this is the gist of the comment. )

To read more about Josephine Harris, here are some links.

http://911research.wtc7.net/cache/wtc/analysis/theories/acfd_miraclecompany_6.ht...
http://genealogytrails.com/main/sept11.html