I Just Keep Shaking My Head
The images are burned into my brain:The impacts, the fires, the destruction.
I want to wake up from this nightmare.
I just keep shaking my head.
Who could do this?
Why would anyone do this?
HOW COULD ANY HUMAN BEING DO THIS??
I just keep shaking my head.
Four airplanes gone.
So many buildings destroyed.
One rural meadow scarred.
I just keep shaking my head.
Hundreds - no - thousands of innocent lives taken.
Thousands - no - tens of thousands of families grieving.
Millions - no - billions of civilized humans disbelieving.
I just keep shaking my head.
So much love denied.
So many friendships abbreviated.
So many spirits lost to another dimension.
I just keep shaking my head.
Years of productivity gone.
A world of promise stolen.
A wealth of contribution eliminated.
I just keep shaking my head.
Survivors' faces in pain and anguish.
Loved-ones' hearts broken.
The toll - incalculable.
I just keep shaking my head.
A few evil people.
Thousands of innocent victims.
Why is evil easier to leverage than good?
I just keep shaking my head.
The irony is palpable:
Evildoers with blood on their hands.
Courageous recovery workers with blood on their hands.
I just keep shaking my head.
Why is there despair simultaneous with hope?
How could there be loathing concurrent with admiration?
How can this be?
I just keep shaking my head.
I seek the blessing in all of this.
But my vision is blurred by anger and frustration.
Alas, the blessing is illusive.
I just keep shaking my head.
At last I witness hopefulness in unity.
I see selflessness and courage.
Now we unite behind a purpose.
I begin raising my head.
Here there is love being shown.
There we see hope springing forth.
Yonder there are demonstrations of leadership.
I raise my head further.
America is strong - Americans have strong spirits.
We summon the resolve for which we are known.
We demonstrate the courage with which we have been blessed.
I hold my head high.
I have faith in myself
I have confidence in our people.
We have been here before.
God be with us.
God bless America!
