Destined
11-16-2007, 08:57 PM
It began raining shortly after the silence enveloped the nation.
Few would be out of the loop by now.
Trudging alone the moist grass, I pull the backpack even tighter,
My only reassuring solace I have.
It could have been here, not a world away, right here…
It’s sad, how little we appreciate the small things.
A radio tune, a passing smile, a sunset, a memory
Until it’s out of reach
Forcefully, resilient, stone cold.
Two unknown students lower the mast,
A passing teacher stutters ‘I love you’ on a phone,
Groups walk silently, even their backpacks mute,
A young child passes by, holding his mothers hand, smiling.
I walk on through the storm, raindrops forms behind my clouded sunglasses.
In memory of Virginia Tech
Few would be out of the loop by now.
Trudging alone the moist grass, I pull the backpack even tighter,
My only reassuring solace I have.
It could have been here, not a world away, right here…
It’s sad, how little we appreciate the small things.
A radio tune, a passing smile, a sunset, a memory
Until it’s out of reach
Forcefully, resilient, stone cold.
Two unknown students lower the mast,
A passing teacher stutters ‘I love you’ on a phone,
Groups walk silently, even their backpacks mute,
A young child passes by, holding his mothers hand, smiling.
I walk on through the storm, raindrops forms behind my clouded sunglasses.
In memory of Virginia Tech