Posts Tagged ‘lives lost’

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Not Theirs

February 24, 2022
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My heart aches 
Seeing armies invade, taking land
Not theirs 

Hearing cries, bombs 
Flashing 
Deadly lights 

The world reels 
As despots steal countries 
Not theirs 

They don’t care
If lives are lost, hearts broken 
Life torn apart 

Seek a way to stop 
This annexation of what is
Not theirs 

Please God
Please show me 
Show me how today. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

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9/11 Angels

September 11, 2019
A lone firefighter stands amid the rubble, September 2001
A solitary fire fighter stands amidst the rubble and smoke in New York City. Days after a Sep. 11 terrorist attack, fires still burn at the site of the World Trade Center. U.S. Navy Photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Jim Watson. (RELEASED)

9/11 will be seen 
As a time of horror 
Heartache 
And oh, such bravery 
When 9/11 angels were sent to heaven 
Too much hate 
No saving. 

Buildings will dissipate 
But lives lost or ruined 
Will be remembered 
Then, now and for decades 
The reason lost on most, everyone 
Not known why 
Most of all by those who died 
Really, not understood by anyone. 

Life should not be deemed cheap 
All life is sacred, revered 
That is my belief 
Say a prayer, pray for those 
Who lost their lives 
And those 
Who were the reason. 

For if we all can see 
We must live together 
Work together, love together 
In peace and tranquillity 
Then it will be ours forever 
It will forever 
Be. 
~ Patrice  

© Patrice Clarkson – 2019

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