Sonnet 15/09/03        On 9-11                DCCCXLIX

Two years have passed, the dust has cleared away,
The wreckage all removed. Yet, are we changed
From what we were before? What can we say,
To families with futures rearranged?

Two years have passed, but are we still afraid
To face unreasoned hate? Can we ignore
That others find out freedoms foul, and prayed
To kill our children, to our pain ensure?

Two years have passed, and ghosts are quiet, but
What have we done to give them any rest?
Has a swift sword of justice struck, to cut
Down those that hurt us, or have we failed test?

How can we rebuild all those lives cut short?
What future remains while such evils sport?