Blog 9 2021
9/11- The Lessons Learned But Forgotten
BY HOWARD GERALD COMEN -
NAMED AFTER AN UNCLE AND COUSIN KILLED IN WW2
On 9 11 2,977 in Twin Towers die
343 Firefighters in graves lie
a Chaplain and paramedics families cry
37 from Ports Authority and Jersey to heaven fly
Families of 23 NYPD said goodbye
8 EMT’s families and one from NYFP sigh
Our answer? An Eye for an Eye?
So from 2001 to now more died
“Enduring Freedom” was a lie
Democracy doesn’t always fly
When countries prefer to let sleeping dogs lie
Revolution only ends within their countryside
In Vietnam 58,000 US dead or missing
between 1955 and 75 they were listing
alongside 365,000 Vietnamese no longer kissing
loved ones who continue grieving
abandoned as our troops were leaving
No one ever seems to be listening
.
Rules of Engagement Never make a dent
Against an enemy with no rules, or regrets
When suicide bombers are the way
Those enemies utilize them every day
Their own lives have no meaning they say
An enemy like this can’t be kept at bay
241 000 people were killed
In Afghanistan/Pakistan graves are filled
71,000 civilians lie in the hills
Yet the Taliban controls the region still
While you and I shoulder the bill
You can’t defeat a nation's, Free Will
In the U.S. prevention is the only stance
Cops know the proactive over the reactive dance
Secure your borders, your buildings, and your ranch
secure each state, local, and federal branch
Use intelligence to replace your gun and your lance
Funds will not overtake hate to give freedom a chance
Don't let disease, both of health and wealth
Dictate your feelings of freedom in yourself
Don’t be confused when others yell for help
Unless they are ready to always help self
American lives filed in some Afghanistan memory shelf
Filed next to Vietnam lives lost defending someone else
Ideals defeated as hopes and dreams receded
Democratic ways failed to sway
The hearts and minds of those lands far away
We failed to hear what these countries say
They never fully joined into the fray
They accepted their plight as the skies turned gray
When the U.S. is attacked
Focus on enemies but never overreact
To interfere with Countries who others back
Is ludicrous, counterproductive, and shows no tact
Foreign Governments continue to hack
American business and hospitals they continue to sack
A message to Congress and future Presidents
Unless within a countries fence
When Citizens lead a revolution hence
We could send supplies and intelligence
But American lives should never be spent
PHOTO WHILE NYPD DROVE ME AROUND GROUND ZERO
ABANDONED AFGHANI CITIZENS SCRAMBLE
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