Manhattan 911
we are no longer
a paperless society
since the paper covers the streets
of lower manhattan
we are no longer
a non smoking society
since the dust and the smoke
has clouded our lungs
for lower manhattan
is in our living room
and our living room
is lower manhattan
and we stand
here at ground zero
and we sleep
close to the fire
and we fear
what lies outside the window
for today I am you
and you are me
and baby
we don’t want this
to get much higher
