September 11, 2001 was a tragic day for our nation. I captured this picture yesterday.
I’d say that it was a God thing. I was trying to capture a rainbow, but the Lord showed me His hand and hope for a future. We were driving down the road and I never saw the flag… that is until it appeared on my camera preview of the picture that I had just taken. I wrote this poem weeks after that fatal day in September. It speaks for itself. May the Lord add His blessings to my words.
Torn Asunder
The black claw of death
Gripped our nation
Threatening to choke the life
Right out of her
But, United we stand
And our flags flying high
Determined to defend her or die
Dark was the day
That our innocence fled
As terror overtook our skies
The twin towers stood tall
The tallest of all
Stood tall in magnificent grandeur
As they came down
In a black plume of smoke
Humanity rose from her ashes
Free enterprise was there
From executive to server
The tall and the small and the proud
We will not bow down
To the terrorists’ bondage
For we are the brave and the free
Those souls that were lost
Such a high price to pay
But the goodness within them
Built a tower that day
With a foundation built on the best
New York’s finest were there
Running hard into danger
And we will never forget
No greater gift could one give
Than to lay his life for his friend
He’ll receive his reward in the end
Wisdom cries out
Her voice to be heard
God is in control
Then justice chimes in
Announcing Him
God will make things right
Vengeance is mine
Thus saith the Lord
I will repay my enemies
Burning up the dross
And redeeming the lost
With love, and with peace
And with mercy
Let not iniquity say
I have had my day
For you’ve not weighed the cost
Shot straight to Hell
In the fiery ball
Now dead in the fiery inferno
Yes, our innocence died
And America cried
That bleak and dark day in September