Burning Still...
The Pentagon is burning down but still the soldier's works go on.
The towers that once stood so proud and high they've falling from the sky.
So many, many thousands die and all the souls lost to the night.
New meaning to what's wrong and right.
So many dreams that have been lost,
The heart of our country was the cost,
No more tears could face the shame
No one knows who's to blame
But still the flames burn on.
The hatred burns for our free land
A war of terror where our nation stands
The line between the light and the damned
And I don't believe well ever understand.
So many lives that have been lost,
Our confidence was the cost,
Can our pride stand the shame?
Was our ignorance to blame?
What does the future hold for man
In a world where such evil reigns?
And life holds no meaning to those who stand
Against the hopes and dreams of man.
But still the flames burn on.
Still the darkness holds us all as the death bell tolls,
Will we stand or will freedom fall?
Will the flames burn on?
This site is a Tribute to the as yet unknown number of victims
and survivors of the horrorible and cowardly terrorist attacks on
The World Trade Center and The Pentagon.
I, like all Americans was shocked and deeply saddened by the
events that occurred on 9/11/01.
My first thought, after collecting myself and watching many hours of the ongoing news coverage of the events as they were unfolding, was that I had to do something! Anything to help, but being about a thousand miles from either of these places I had little choice but to watch helplessly and await the slightest glimmer of hope that has not as of yet come to light.
I wrote the above poem a few hours after the first plane struck the Towers, while watching the firefights and other rescue workers fight in vain against the mountain of rubble in search of life. Though the tears in my eyes and the shakeing of my hands made it a difficult task, when I was done I felt a small amount of relief and I realized that this was the only thing I could do. as a webmaster all I ever do is build websites, sites that I was once so proud of and now seem so meaningless. I knew then that I could not go on doing what I do without first trying to create a site that will help myself and hopefully others who visit it, and give some small amount of peace in this most dire and terrible times. Thank you for visiting, click the main menu button to see the rest of this tribute.
