Unbreakable
craig hobson 1962 (CHICAGO)
Twin brothers,
Towers of strength,
Symbols of power and unity
Towering above all others For all to see
Never wavering, Never bending, Never breaking
Unbreakable
And then he falls,
His brother is by his side as he has always been
Masses huddle beneath,
Some running in horror,
Some are unable to Move
Unable to lend a hand,
Unable to save themselves
Screaming in pain As the blades of fire are now turned upon the
Brother
Striking with deadly accuracy a fatal blow
Burning into his side
Crumbling him beside his brother in a heap of lost hopes
And Lost dreams
Certain death is but a moment away
Won't anyone help them?
Can anyone hear the cries of pain misery?
All hope is lost for this day,
the night brings the bitter taste of Death
and the loud sound Of silence
But now a new day dawns upon the horizon,
And a dim light begins to shine
Brighter and brighter,
Stronger and stronger,
Showing the way For a land Once Blinded,
Bringing those who were once divided together As one,
A new tower,
A new light,
A new beacon for all,
A new symbol of power
Never wavering,
Never bending,
Never breaking
Unbreakable
About this poem
written about the twin towers weeks after 9-11.
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Written on October 02, 2001
Submitted by chobson on July 16, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXA A B XX XCXXX XCXXX XD XA DXXEX CCXECXX CBBB |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,153 |
Words | 246 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 1, 1, 2, 5, 5, 2, 2, 5, 7, 4 |
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