9/11

Take a snapshot view of your world

One that is sedate and serene

You’re at the top and it’s not a dream

You look out and everything’s fine

And in a New York minute you’re spun on a dime

Suddenly you are face to face

With the limits of Company ambition

And the scars of America’s political marketplace

Ever close your eyes

Ever think why?

Sit, really think and listen

Find a reason for so many to die

No sign of life, it’s all gone

Take a walk in an empty room

Memories come rushing up to loved ones now

Sadness is mixed with war and gloom

You know it never ceases to amaze you and me

This world where we just exist

Is absolutely full of maniacs and crazies

Who demand protection from a well-produced list

You know I can’t help thinking

That one day soon

We will all wake up

We will all be on the moon

Soaring above the heavens

Looking back on what has been

Seeing things we’ve never really seen

Thinking how it all could have been

If only the Moon had stayed up

If only the Sun hadn’t woke

If everyone were late for work

They would have been warned off by the smoke

If Only

©2001, Adam Quin22/09/01