A Tribute to America- They Were Still Alive

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nikhilparekh
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since 2002-01-17

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0 posted 2002-01-20 01:59 PM

"THEY WERE STILL ALIVE"

The bellows of smoke that rose in the air; still had poignant traces of their breath,
The splinters of glass shattered all around; still had profound stains of their blood,
The gargantuan slabs of concrete lying in disarray; still had brutally pulverized fragments of their valiant bones,
The incoherently shaped mirrors poking out from the rubble; still had their terrorized reflections,
The sordid bits of paper blended with stone; still had embodiments of their last minute declarations,
The disastrously squelched telephone pieces; still had shrill recordings of their horrified and ghastly screams,
The unconsumed cakes of food adhering to the severely distorted lifts; still had vivacious traces of their saliva,
The strands of metallic junk diffusing from the broken car seats; still had the blurred photo of their beloved,
The ripped apart fragments of curtain cloth wound limply around the gleaming iron nails; still contained curled masses of their blood soaked hair,
The disdainfully beaten pieces of plaster engulfed in clouds of dust; were still impregnated with scores of their shimmering teeth,
The mud sprinkled for kilometers on the stretch; was still moist with their river of agonized tears; which must have profusely oozed out from their cheeks,
The mammoth sized pillars which once held the building one piece from beneath; were still flooded with bonquet's of bruised flowers which they had been just rewarded for their achievements,
The eagle which incessantly encircled the appalling sight; still had their expensive chains of silver in its beak,
The thoroughly dismantled upholstery buried several feet under the debris; still contained compassionate traces of their warmth,
The computer screens split apart into infinite halves; still displayed nostalgic images of their eyes,
The majestic wall paintings battered and bashed from all sides; still had animated marks of their caress,
The revolving chairs now an inconspicuous shadow of themselves; still had a fine conglomerate of chocolate powder; which they must be merrily munching a few seconds before,
The colossal chimneys which were now reduced to matchsticks; still had their countless dreams rampantly lingering around,
And who says they were dead?, for if not anybody; but it is my firm belief that they were living; as no matter how unprecedented was the tragedy; no matter how horrific their destiny had been; their hearts were palpitating louder than outside world several feet below the rubble; with each beat louder than the other and proclaiming that
THEY WERE STILL BREATHING AND ALIVE.

© 2001 NIKHIL PAREKH.

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JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16

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Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

1 posted 2002-01-20 02:12 PM

Excellent writing...James

ecrivan
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since 2001-12-10

Posts 3923
my own state

2 posted 2002-01-20 02:33 PM

What a bitter lesson this is for the free and democratic world, here's to improving our means of search and rescue so that more will be able to survive the next time disaster stikes. Nicely done!

[This message has been edited by ecrivan (01-20-2002 02:34 PM).]

Startime
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since 2000-10-03

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Canada

3 posted 2002-01-20 02:47 PM

*sigh* A lesson I hope we never forget...This is powerful and beautiful. It brought tears to my heart and soul. Thank you. **big hugs**

Love I leave with you whether it is in your life now or yet the essense of your dreams.

Mistletoe Angel

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Portland, Oregon

4 posted 2002-01-20 02:52 PM

BRAVO!!! Sooooooo very powerful, sweet friend, this brought tears to my eyes to envision all of this yet to see hope breathe on! (big hugggssssss) God Bless You, sweet friend, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Nikhil, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

Silver Streak
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5 posted 2002-01-20 03:22 PM

Powerful!

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Copyright: 2002 Newell Elsworth Usher

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