the moon and stars cooled your eyes

11TH OF SEPTEMBER

Yes, sir,
This is the wall of the sky come home to roost,
Brought to earth in flame and dust
And the slam of death.

Yes, sir,
This is the empty chair,
The side of the bed never again used,
An unsaid goodbye, the empty casket,
The father, wife, son, mother, daughter, husband
Who left in the morning and never returned home.

Yes, sir,
This is the bri…