Month: September 2019

Watching a lot of dead people

moving around, finding a table.

The heavy glass separates

the booth and the tables

from inside and sidewalk.

As the food carried by life

and served with a smile.

She hasn’t learned to give

up her breaths of hope quite yet.

Watching and waiting and eating.

Watching the gray faces of tired eyes,

I see my reflection in the glass,

praying I will never get there.

Copyrighted:  2019 CMM

It felt as if eternity stopped in one day.

Everyone’s eyes were swollen from tears.

No one was talking, just listening, just praying.

A feeling of loss, and not knowing why.

A prayer for those you could not call.

Confusion as to what to do next.

You wait, you wait to hear, to hope,

To pray… 9/11 a day of eternity.

copyrighted:  2019 CMM