911 (America's Calling)- my greatest written work

I have decided that I really would like more people to be involved with my writing and although this is a blog I will occasionally post some of my stories, screenplay scenes, articles and my strongest work poetry. In this blog I will share my greatest writing of my 33 years. This poem was written after I watched an episode of Oprah in late September 2001 which had a guy that was just destroyed by his wife's last words being on his answering machine because he was sleeping in Seattle and failed to hear her call. She was calling because she was about to crash into a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. This episode along with the months events left me floored and I sat down with a pen and created this poem.

911 (America's Calling)

Susie waits for Michael

to come running through that door

He went to work real early that day

only to be stolen from this Earth

And little baby Matthew

just opened up his eyes

so many sights for him to see

for the very first time

but with Daddy's face in heaven

so many tears are left to cry

as this newborn son

prays to Daddy every night

Oh God grant us your comfort

as our nation cries to you

so many fears inside these hearts

please send us love from Jesus too

United hand in hand we stand

as one nation under you

Oh God grant us your comfort

as our nation cries to you

Katie just finished the details

yeah next week she'd be a bride

surely giving Richard the best present of his whole life

But now with the help of Satan's hands

he will put her in the ground

Leaving him to figure out

which ways up and which ways down

And a little boy named Christopher

went on his way to school

kissed his Mom and Dad goodbye

said he hoped to see them soon

"Be sure to take lots of photographs,

please call to say goodnight"

and as he stepped outside that door

he turned to say

"Have a safe flight"

But at 3 past 9 that day in school

his whole world came tumbling down

leaving him to question

"God, did you have to take them now?"

Oh God grant us your comfort

as our nation cries to you

so many fears inside these hearts

please send us love from Jesus too

United hand in hand we stand

as one nation under you

Oh God grant us your comfort

as our nation cries to you