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Look what they have done

By Nita

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“LOOK WHAT THEY HAVE DONE!”September eleventh twenty O’ 1 America screams LOOK WHAT THEY’VE DONENo one knew, no one could predictThat those nasty ol’ terrorist had yet another trickUsing knives and box cutters as their only weapon, how could we have known?This is what they would have done?Thousands of lives lost, by four planes that sealed their faithFour planes fueled by an unquenchable  HATE!September eleventh twenty O’ 1New York, New York LOOK WHAT THEY’VE DONEDestroyed famous landmarksForever leaving an unending pain in our heartsSeptember eleventh twenty O’ 1 America, America LOOK WHAT THEY HAVE DONEMen, women and children all gone; A nation struggles to carry on.But when the wounded has healed and we have buried our deadOnce again a nation shall lift a proud and mighty headAmerica will forever be Home of the Brave, Land of the Free.                  By: Renita Persaud Written September 12th, 2001 © on Sep 22 2001 03:04 PM PST   18 • 0 • 1

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"“LOOK WHAT THEY HAVE DONE!”September eleventh twenty O’ 1 America screams LOOK WHAT THEY’VE DONENo one knew, no one could predictThat those nasty ol’ terrorist had yet another trickUsing knives and box cutters as their only weapon, how could we have known?This is what they would have done?Thousands of lives lost, by four planes that sealed their faithFour planes fueled by an unquenchable  HATE!September eleventh twenty O’ 1New York, New York LOOK WHAT THEY’VE DONEDestroyed famous landmarksForever leaving an unending pain in our heartsSeptember eleventh twenty O’ 1 America, America LOOK WHAT THEY HAVE DONEMen, women and children all gone; A nation struggles to carry on.But when the wounded has healed and we have buried our deadOnce again a nation shall lift a proud and mighty headAmerica will forever be Home of the Brave, Land of the Free.                  By: Renita Persaud..."

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