Nine Eleven USA

It is fair and right to say
That the people
Of the West Indies
Do mourn with thee

We have watched
From the islands
Of the Caribbean
Glued to television sets
In disbelief

The September
Events

And now
With trace of tears
Still lingering
We do remember

America
We do cry with you
Because these evil acts
Are for all mankind too

Our hearts do bleed
At the loss
Inflicted
By terrorists
And their boss

These thoughts
That you
Do read here
Are real
And shall be
Our lasting nightmare

To be haunted
By flashbacks
Of nine-eleven

America attacked
By a gang
Of more than seven

We
With gaping mouths
And bulging eyes
Watched planes
Attack buildings
Amid the horrible
Cries

People trapped
Inside the inferno
With no hope
Of seeing tomorrow
As their helpless friends
And kin
Looked
To the skies
In horror

Yankees, and we all
Have had enough
Of this terrorist band
Parading
Across that beautiful
And noble land

Dressed in garments
And wearing
A human face
They plotted
Covertly
To zap
The American race

To those families there
And across the seas
With fallen people
At ground zero
And elsewhere
Rest assured
America will not stand
For another judgement error

So spoke
Bush-junior
And with him a Blair-ring
Vowed, to hit back terror
In all its shades...for
By George
America will attack

We, with friendly forces
Will fight terror
In every nook
And cranny
And there will be
No cause for you
To murmur
To Uncle Sam

Justice
Fair play
Integrated
With all our forces’ might

For in God
We put our trust
Because the cause
Is good


© Paterika Hengreaves
Composed on a West Indian island
September 12, 2001 after watching CNN pictures
on the aftermath of that dreadful day
I shall remember as long as I live.