**I wrote this poem on the evening of September 11, 2001. I live on Long Island, and am very close to NYC. I was able to see smoke from my home as the towers were hit. I was only 15 at the time so please take that into consideration when reading.
September 11, 2001
just a normal day when it had begun
between 8:45 and 9 o'clock
America was attacked and boy was it a shock
4 airplanes in the air--all hijacked
major security at airports, we obviously lacked
Arabian men with so much power
crashed two airplanes into the twin towers
New York was not the same, for innocent lives were taken
major monuments gone, & the world left shaken
the pentagon was next- no one knew what to do or say
buildings shattered & lives taken away
hidden around every corner & every bend
terrorists are disguised- pretending to be your friend
what they really want is to take your lives
and stab the country in the heart like a million sharp knives
America has changed since it was under attack
so now it's time to get those sons-of-bltches back
while we had a major attack on our nation
they were in Palestine throwing a celebration
but this is nowhere near over- there is so much more
America will win because this is war!
