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in memory. don't forget.
by Morgan D HafeleI suppose I should say something
about the day and those sacrificed,
but what is there to say?
Hey, sorry you died in a horrific
blaze so that our government
could use your deaths to take
more life and rob us of our rights.
And we just let them drag your
memory through the mud. I'm
sorry that i stood idly by while
liars and politicians stole a country
using your memory to inject fear
so deep into our ignorant American
veins. I'm sorry that I didn't
stand, that I left my words all empty
and weak because action escaped me.
I guess looking back makes me want
to change the future.
I'm sorry we didn't learn our lesson. 09/11/2008 Author's Note: a day late and a dollar short, i tried
Posted on 09/13/2008
Copyright © 2024 Morgan D Hafele
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 09/13/08 at 03:16 PM I'd say you did very well. |
| Posted by Charlie Morgan on 09/13/08 at 07:33 PM ...ahhh, yes morgan...love the 20-20 hindsight we all possess...yet, your question stands, why didn't a lotta things happen that should have?...after lo the many years: viet nam, afgan, granda, etc. i've got some guilt built-up in me for having done nothing but vote...that don't work, eh? |
| Posted by Mary Frances Spencer on 09/14/08 at 04:41 PM Yes....so true and that feeling of helplessness/fear is what they are counting on this time around...can we find the courage to create change? MFS |
| Posted by Mary Frances Spencer on 09/14/08 at 04:42 PM Yes....so true and that feeling of helplessness/fear is what they are counting on this time around...can we find the courage to create change? MFS |
| Posted by Becca Kinser on 11/01/08 at 02:05 AM Ooh, buddy. Yes yes yes. |
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