Images

image borrowed from Rob Kistner

Images

images

unreal
unfathomable images

the graceful glide
engulfed by the spire
in a roar of golden orange

horribly beautiful

perversely mesmerizing

obscene
devastating images

torrents of humanity
raining down

desperation their only escape

masses of humanity
racing
to outrun the unbelievable

praying
to be delivered from the inconceivable

traumatic images

shrines of free commerce
consumed
by the unbearable weight

of their fragile significance
plummeting to earth

in a cloud of self-destruction

heartbreaking images
screaming
dazed
terrified souls
consumed

by the unbearable weight of the moment
staggering onward
to outdistance the surging roll
of all-engulfing

pulverized aftermath

courageous images
battered
determined

tireless heroes
those who were called

who served unselfishly
some

who gave the ultimate service

haunting images
color
gender
ethnicity
wiped away
from the ashen-grey faces

of the traumatized throngs

now just masks of calamity
all made equal

by horror and grief
one nation
under siege
inconsolable
with tragedy and sorrow
for all

unforgettable images
burned into our hearts
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rob kistner © 9/11/09


Posted on his site Image and Verse