Towers of Pride (In Memory of 9/11)

Two towers stood Proud and resolute Symbols of power Symbols of hope Men drunk with hate Men despising freedom Men devoid of hearts Minds void of reason Thought it brave to kill thousands Crush towers and hurt mothers They did not know Hope is not in buildings It is in a child’s eye Pride is not in towers It is in a marine’s mother’s heart Power is not in terror It is in a soldier’s sacrifice Love is not in blocks It is floating in every vein Of freedom-loving men As long as America stands people will look At the resurrection of New York City And they will say: “Here Buildings fell Here a Nation rose”