The Day the Veil was Lifted

Disillusioned and unbelieving,

we watched it play out

like a disaster film,

waiting for the credits to roll.

By day's end, our world was forever changed.

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Gone was the complacency,

replaced by the knowledge

that we were vulnerable.

That Evil had found a way -

and we had provided the weapons.

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The soil we believed untouchable

was soaked with the blood

of thousands – the blood of our own,

of loved ones, friends and strangers,

spilled in a baptism of fire and steel and concrete.

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Heroes rushed in and perished.

More heroes came.

We donned our Red, White and Blue

and came together,

worked together, while we wondered, “How?”

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A generation later,

the puzzle has been “solved”

and yet, we still wonder,

but we have learned -

or have we?

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Just my random thoughts this morning. Thanks for reading.