Nine Nine-A Peaceful Poetic Starting Point
Nine nine
A story I needed to find
My credentials were declined
But it was Sunday, I did not mind
Honestly, I tried
Decided, ‘take a ride’
Into the Big Apple City
Matinee performers dancers presumed pretty
Feeling no pity
Went uptown
Sporting not a frown
Unknowing something soon planned to go down
In less than seventy-two hours
Strangers will flex angry power
Turning the workday sour
Former firefighter house
Turned into a cheese for the mouse
Soap Opera investment
Is where I went
But Blondies ended up packed and full
And of course, I had no pull
Headed closer to the research higher education school
Being not a fool
Academic observation skill used as a tool
Found a dining place
Where television had a table space
Playing Raiders and Chiefs
Kansas City cheer outfits provided tension relief
You see I must confess
The Jets were a total mess
Nine one one
Attack did come
Made a triangle
Airlines ended up entangled
Hijacked and wrangled
Financial skyscraper collapsed
One Pentagon side blew taps
NYC mass transit panic did not occur
Major fallout it would have spurred
Instead,
Not many dead
Media outlets were not fed
Astronomical numbers counted in first responders' head
Maturing Pennsylvania teens
Endured a morning nightmare dream
When the majorettes let out a scream
‘Get the social destructive fiend’
From the physical force
Which we superpowers thought was the worst
After effects may shake
Foundations and years decades it may take
Health care
Should be prepared
Ready and take down any invisible terroristic disease scare
Americans did some yelling
And there was no selling
We are going to war
Violently slapped on our own shore
Agreed unanimously on the two party and Independent political floor
Life went on
We Presidentially elected the affluent New Yorker Don
Along with the nickeling dime VP Pence
Who made Lincoln cents
Added the legal sidekick
Rudy the Mayor for some rhetoric schtick
Pound for pound it was a right pick
Today we argue and debate
Showing democracy traits
As ever so great
Maybe it is time to get things straight
Clearly define who is behind the nasty hate
Then we can truthfully state
Our enemy took the bait
Sealing their eternal fate
Copyright © Marc O'Brien | Year Posted 2023
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