The Other Side Of My Dreams

Sleep’s so elusive, though gripped by the night

slumber comes hard now, it seems.

Horrific nightmares re-play in the mind

on the other side of my dreams.



The faceless soul of reality sings

a frightful song in the night.

Chanted by innocent souls that were lost

when evil extinguished the light.



A thousand times six  lay senselessly slain

for naught, so it would appear,

And that heaven provides a place of respite

does nil to calm orphans fear.



An act caused by demons, partners in hell

their existence,  human disgrace.

We’ve seen the sinister image of sin

the devil, now has a face.



Stand up and be counted, Americas pride

for the heroes fallen, give pause.

The trumpet now sounds to the beat of a drum

while the eagle sharpens its claws.



Sleep, block the horror, the vision of death

the terror, the pain, and the screams.

God bless the righteous, the good and the pure

on the other side of my dreams.


Author's Notes/Comments: 

Written as a sequel to the poem "A Canyon Of Concrete And Steel", after the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center.

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