A Poem

Can you see the clouds part now
An object so large and a heart so small

A sense of fear
A hand of love

The first hit has come
A second will follow

The sounds of God can be heard
And the cries of plea come with the wind

Darkness surrounds the world
Only to catch a glimpse of light

But what cannot be found
Can only be buried

How far can a senseless act travel
Only to be stopped by unforgiving memories

Tomorrow will come
But the hopes and dreams of others will not

The enemy has spoken
With actions so harsh the ground beneath will not heal

The clouds only cast more shadows
for people to turn and run

But to succeed we must prevail
And shed the hate away

-Jesse Moon, 15, lost his precious grandfather and friend Don Shaw on Alaska Airlines 261, January 31, 2000. He wrote this poem September 12, 2001.

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