Challenge #39

On that September morn

As planes crashed

And buildings fell

I held my child close

Afraid of what came next

I fell to my knees

In the dust of ashes

Heroes arose

Burning stairs climbed

Adrenaline enabling amazing feats

Each rescue a reminder of hope

Life went on

War began

Heroes and their loved ones forgotten by most

God left in the dust

Heroes and God not needed

As drive and greed

Became the seed

That covered the fear

That May eve

The news came

Senseless violence embodied by one

Met with an end

And I on my knees again

Ten years later

Heroes are remembered

War rages on

Children grow up without parents

Taken too soon

And I on my knees again

Knowing that I want love to win

But wondering how it can happen

When God is not mentioned again

Looking for the lion and the lamb

And the heavenly chorus of amen