Sharing with my many lovely American friends a journey that carries with it a pain that defies resolution
9.11 and 11.22
In Memory of November 22nd, 1963
This day 40 years ago
My heart received a stab that just refuses to heal
11.22 on the huge red bus
from West London
we heard the awful news
a group of friends returning home
in the thickening London fog
got together every week to play music, learn and spread peace and joy
Incredulous, numbed, we tried in vain to shift gears from Mozart to Dallas,
We tried in vain to take in the news of the assassination
How did it happen? how COULD it happen?
the wise man said: “weep not, all wounds that don’t kill you, heal with time”
“Some leave scars but they will all heal”
yet this wound bleeds on and on
it’s a wound that refuses to heal
it grows deeper with time
the questions more insistent
the wound has grown deeper through thousands of pages of reports, investigations, official denials, accounts, documentaries, Warren commissions, forensic experts and final words that resolved nothing at all
The pain continues to gnaw at the heart for 40 years and more
Nay for 40 centuries, nay for all history
it is even worse than the pain, affront and hurt of 9.11
Who killed JFK how and why?
Who killed RK how and why?
Who killed MLK how and why?
Who is killing the known and unknown lads and lasses so full of hope? how and why?
Who lurks in the wings to pounce ruthlessly
on any bud growing to answer the pain of our infinite longing?
Yet we all forge ahead blithely
dancing to the same fatuous tunes
In absolute certainty of our perfect rectitude
the why and how and what are forgotten
as we surrender
Without bothering to ask, like Hamlet:
“to be or not to be?” where is the path?
There is something terribly wrong with the state
of Denmark?
or perhaps with us?
AN EXCELLENT WRITE THAT LEADS ONE TO ... LOOK IN THE MIRROR AT OURSELVES...AT THE PROPHESIED STATE OF THE WORLD . THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS WELL WRITTEN WORK. ENJOYED...BITTERSWEETLY. BLESSINGS. JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS
profound ponderings, to be sure. you hit us in the gut and keep us awake; eyes open; so that we shan't sleep through the "why's". the "who's" are not as important as the "why's"; for the "why's" shall disclose the "who's." -- Jeff
Reviewed by jan nunn (Reader)
Reviewed on December 20, 2003
so many unanswered questions,so much pain..very insightful and compassionate write Tarek..I will venture to read more of you
Reviewed by Vesna Perkovic (Reader)
Reviewed on December 12, 2003
My heart received a stab
I remember that day..I was in highschool..the whole of Australia cried..
Wonderful write Tarek..ty!
Who killed JFK how and why?
Who killed RK how and why?
Who killed MLK how and why?
Who is killing the known and unknown lads and lasses so full of hope? how and why?
Who lurks in the wings to pounce ruthlessly
on any bud growing to answer the pain of our infinite longing?
Dear Tarek....profound write yet again from you my very talented dear friend....you have raised some global questions.....insightful write....excellent...love n luck....BHUWAN
How interesting and well composed are your questions ... to which no one knows the answers. Investigations seem a waste of talent, time and money as they 'unmask' nothing new.
Thoughtful probe :)!
In Jeff's poem, no mirror, you wandered what bothered me--my beloved and closest sibling, my sister, Helen, passed away Oct. 1st. Though I was supposed to be executor of her estate (she didn't give me a notorized document--just her word), my four other (all younger) siblings claimed it and divided everything she had between themselves.
Then my daughter lost another baby (her 9th pregnancy) via miscarriage in mid-October, followed by the passing of another uncle Nov. 3rd (we lost one in May too).
Doogie, 9, who was born with cerebral palsy, had a second retina detachment (right eye this time in March) and, despite all our efforts, multiple surgeries, was pronounced totally blind on August 27th--he can only see light if it's shone directly into his right eye; the left doesn't even see light.
It's been a rough year!
:)Sandy
Tarek, I cry silent tears for many years over our countries inability to unmask the truth of these assassinations. Many have their theories, the fact remains most of us do not know what the truth is. "There is something terribly wrong with the state
of Denmark? or perhaps with us?" The correct answer to this question, I believe is,there may be something rotten in Denmark, but it is something rotten in the whole world. Humanity suffers from a very evil illness, called complacency.The poor are too week to fight it, the middle class have just enough not to want to be bothered and the rich have enough money to provide pleasures that sate any appetite...When something is wrong in society, the masses wait for their leaders to solve it,if the leaders don't do so,the people fall back on their comfort zones and opt out of the situation.I fear the days of revolt for societal change are over, because of the complacency level, not many people are hungry enough to go after change.Thank you for your excellent thought provoking write Tarek!Also, for your wonderful support of my work!;-)
Powerful write, Tarek; and I shall never forget Kennedy's assination either. I was but just a little girl of four years old, and I still can remember mommy, daddy, and grandma crying as they were watching the news, and I was asking: "Why?" I will never forget that as long as I live! (God, can it be true; where did those 40 years go by so fast??) And, of course, I will never forget September 11, 200l: it still makes me cry whenever I think of the hatred that was behind the attacks and still wonder why so many people hate us. What did we do to them; why do they hate America or Americans so much?? I guess it's a question (or questions) that only God knows the answer to. Thanks for sharing this harrowing write; God bless you, my friend! (((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in America, Karen Lynn in Texas. :( >tears, tears, tears <
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I remember that day..I was in highschool..the whole of Australia cried..
Wonderful write Tarek..ty!
Vesna :)
Who killed RK how and why?
Who killed MLK how and why?
Who is killing the known and unknown lads and lasses so full of hope? how and why?
Who lurks in the wings to pounce ruthlessly
on any bud growing to answer the pain of our infinite longing?
Dear Tarek....profound write yet again from you my very talented dear friend....you have raised some global questions.....insightful write....excellent...love n luck....BHUWAN
Thoughtful probe :)!
In Jeff's poem, no mirror, you wandered what bothered me--my beloved and closest sibling, my sister, Helen, passed away Oct. 1st. Though I was supposed to be executor of her estate (she didn't give me a notorized document--just her word), my four other (all younger) siblings claimed it and divided everything she had between themselves.
Then my daughter lost another baby (her 9th pregnancy) via miscarriage in mid-October, followed by the passing of another uncle Nov. 3rd (we lost one in May too).
Doogie, 9, who was born with cerebral palsy, had a second retina detachment (right eye this time in March) and, despite all our efforts, multiple surgeries, was pronounced totally blind on August 27th--he can only see light if it's shone directly into his right eye; the left doesn't even see light.
It's been a rough year!
:)Sandy
of Denmark? or perhaps with us?" The correct answer to this question, I believe is,there may be something rotten in Denmark, but it is something rotten in the whole world. Humanity suffers from a very evil illness, called complacency.The poor are too week to fight it, the middle class have just enough not to want to be bothered and the rich have enough money to provide pleasures that sate any appetite...When something is wrong in society, the masses wait for their leaders to solve it,if the leaders don't do so,the people fall back on their comfort zones and opt out of the situation.I fear the days of revolt for societal change are over, because of the complacency level, not many people are hungry enough to go after change.Thank you for your excellent thought provoking write Tarek!Also, for your wonderful support of my work!;-)
God Bless
~Michelle~
Powerful write, Tarek; and I shall never forget Kennedy's assination either. I was but just a little girl of four years old, and I still can remember mommy, daddy, and grandma crying as they were watching the news, and I was asking: "Why?" I will never forget that as long as I live! (God, can it be true; where did those 40 years go by so fast??) And, of course, I will never forget September 11, 200l: it still makes me cry whenever I think of the hatred that was behind the attacks and still wonder why so many people hate us. What did we do to them; why do they hate America or Americans so much?? I guess it's a question (or questions) that only God knows the answer to. Thanks for sharing this harrowing write; God bless you, my friend! (((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in America, Karen Lynn in Texas. :( >tears, tears, tears <