Miracle In New York

She woke up late that morning From the fight the night before She had argued with her husband About what, she wasn't sure He left for work some time ago She never said goodbye And now she felt a sense of guilt As she began to cry The tears cooled down her coffee And she quickly rinsed the mug Then took her keys off of the shelf And gave the dog a hug Halfway toward the door she saw A horrifying scene The TV was still on and showed Disaster on the screen She saw the tower burning And could not believe her eyes She watched the people running And she heard their frightened cries The telephone began to ring She grabbed it, said "hello" Her mother on the other end Was speaking soft and low "Beth, did you just hear the news The tower has been hit" Just then she felt her legs give way She took a chair to sit "Mom, this can't be happening I feel like I could scream Please say it's not reality But just an awful dream" "I better keep the line free Just in case Dan tires to call" She said goodbye, hung up the phone And ran towards the hall She stopped before the mantle Where the little statue stood Then fell down on her knees And hoped her prayers would do some good "Please, dear Blessed Mother Dan's inside that building now I couldn't live without him I don't think I would know how" "I never should have yelled last night Now he may never know How much I'd like to take it back And how I love him so" The strangest thing then happened Tears fell from the statue's face The Holy Virgin spoke to Beth In sorrrow and with grace "A heinous thing was done today So many lives are lost A vicious plan to get revenge No matter what the cost" "Evil has no boundaries But there is a price to pay When God brings down his mighty hand At last on Judgment Day" "Pray for all the victims Their families and friends Ask my Son to intervene So war and hate will end" The phone rang once again This time she heard her husband speak He said, "oh Babe, I love you" And the tears ran down her cheeks "Beth, it was so awful I could not see my way out The smoke was black and thick I had to feel my way about" "Suddenly a woman Who I'd never seen before Smiled as if she knew me As she montioned toward the door" "As I approached the exit I encountered something weird I reached back to pull her out But she had disappeared" Her hand flew to her mouth As Beth let out a thnankful sigh She knew the Blessed Mother Had ensured Dan wouldn't die