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The people never came
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The people never came |
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Abe Senior Member
since 2003-05-28
Posts 694Looks like Vero Beach, FL until the end! 
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BUT, THEY NEVER CAME! On September eleventh We all know, New York City Was shrouded in a cloud Of, the worst atrocity. They waited in their scrubs In the emergency room Waiting for survivors To be brought out of the gloom. They waited on the sidewalks Stretchers/wheelchairs at hand Prepared for a disaster They had, rehearsed and planned. But, the people never came As they waited through the night Then, they began to realize That, something wasn’t right. There should have been hundreds Coming to them, needing care And the hope started to fade away As, they impatiently, waited there. There were a few, brought in And a few, came on their own On this most horrific day New York City’s ever known. They waited for the people As thousands called, with a name Searching for their loved ones And friends, who never came. The adrenaline was flowing As they stood their sad vigil Wondering when, the rush would start But, believing that, "It will!" The day and night came and went As their hope, began to wane And their pent-up energy Turned to helplessness and pain. Doctors, nurses, technicians And so many volunteers Thought of those who never came And began to shed their tears. Some still, with a shred of hope That, in the days to come Those survivors might be found At the least, maybe some. But, the people never came That, they were waiting for Because, they waited up above To get through Heavens’ door. Del "Abe" Jones |
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QjQ Member Elite
since 2003-04-18
Posts 3756U.S.A. |
you have written and expressed this write very well,,, |
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angelblueyes Member Elite
since 2003-07-19
Posts 2148Oklahoma |
 Crystal |
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Wind
since 2002-10-12
Posts 2981 |
oh...wow. And the angel said unto me, "These are the cries of the carrots, the cries of the carrots!" |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
 damn |
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Kit McCallum
Administrator
Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
I liked the perspective you composed this from, Abe. Though it seems so long ago, it is a tragedy that will never be forgotten due to tender and memorable writes such as this. Well done. Best wishes, /Kit |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
AbeMyFriend~ Out of all you've shared with me over the years ... this is perhaps the most touching~ You worked the tender, creating gentle moments of remember~ Poignant penning dear one~ *Huglets* ~*Marge*~ ~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost, |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Abe, in one quiet, wrenching write, you wiped almost two years of past, away, making it as fresh as this very week. God Bless us all. |
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