Sad Silence



World Trade Center Sad Silence
September 11, 2001 Through the eyes of an eight year old

I heard the glass hit the ground,
even though I only seen it through a screen

I could feel the pain go through so many life lines,
even though I could only hear their screams

Little children wait for parents to come home,
but the only thing that will is love that will always be with them

An invisible hand gently touching their cheek...

Courtney Nicole Gaither, Berry

Copyright ©2001 Courtney Gaither, Berry

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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XX XX XX XX X A A
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 567
Words 90
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1

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