there is nothing i can do but stare
at the horror unfolding before eyes
shock and awed into disbelief.
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i think, it can't be.  not here.
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i think, tell me this is just a movie.
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i gasp, herecomesanotherone!!!
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i say, my God.
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can't.  watch ---
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but the tv stays on.  i watch
the planes ram the buildings
once.  twice.  again.  again.
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the Towers fall repetitively.
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my heart cracks wide open.
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tears roll down my cheeks.
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i am undone.
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and the first of my poems is born.
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(c) 2010, Karla Dorman (9/4)