i turned my television set on
(like i always do every morning),
& now i wish i hadn't watched it
for the day ahead gave no warning.
i turned my television set on
& it was tuned to the local news,
a normal day news weather sports
a breaking news story then ensued.
i turned my television set on
the north trade center's tower ablaze,
thought it was an accident until
a plane was seen thru the smoke & flames.
i turned my television set on
the second trade tower was attacked,
i just sat there not comprehending
the plane that hit it had been hijacked.
i turned my television set on
the pentagon's defenses were struck,
we thought terror would * NEVER * strike here
(america had run out of luck).
i turned my television set on
another hijacked plane went down,
couldn't believe what was happening
wanted to stop...pause...sat there spellbound.
i turned my television set on
and suddenly the south tower fell,
joined shortly afterwards by its twin
people inside were going thru hell.
i turned my television set on
images shown again & again,
i don't think that i'll sleep well tonite...
i turned my television set OFF.
(and then how i cried for all those that died,
i'll always remember that day in september,
when watching the news i got all confused.)
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we were not only terrorized
by the terrorists, we were
terrorized by the images
we saw over and over and
over again. it's not the
media's fault...i don't blame
them at all. they were held
hostage by the terrorist's
actions, just as we all were.