Notes About The Poem

Day to day many of us, more than fortunate Americans, think more of our parties and/or ourselves than the great country in which we live. We need to rmember that this great country is who we are, not what our government would like us to be. 

The Towers

The Towers
By Franklin Price
9/11/2017

We must not forget the towers
That fell on nine-one-one
Already sixteen years ago
Times since have not been fun

The many deaths and losses 
That brought us all together
This day is happening again
With Irma's stormy weather 

Why is it we can't get along
Unless by devastation
To be the greatest place on earth
We're a pretty stupid nation

Maybe too much freedom
To dwell on our wants and needs
In devastation, forced to face ourselves
And our selfish acts and deeds

Seems only terror does that
If by nature or by man
What a shameful observation
As we march  from where we stand

I ask you to consider
Why you think the way you do
If terror drives your thinking
Please think about that too

Your neighbor's not your enemy
Though they may not think as you
To make a friend must be a friend
They may think you're quite wrong too.

So remember that the towers fell
By a hand we failed to see
We should evaluate our actions
We're our own worst enemy
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Shetley Avatar
September 11, 2017 at 9:35 AM
Wonderful tribute with easy meter and rhyme. Makes for a thoughtful, pleasant read. Well done x
Price Avatar
September 11, 2017 at 9:43 AM
Thanks so much for visiting...Remember the Towers with respect
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