now that Autumn has come.

She moved in fast,

wearing old boots and arched brows,

and I couldn't help but notice it felt like thousands of ghosts moving through today,September 11th.

two years whittled away

under our fingers.

another war, another reason

another strip mall.

another excuse.

people cried all day,

moved a little bit slower,

cared a little bit more about everyone.

But now they want to

put a shopping center where the

towers used to stand,

build some commerce

on the unmarked graves.

the greatest disrespect

to those who jumped into the air

with fear and a shock so thick

it shook us all.

a shopping mall.

that's all.

it all comes down to a shopping mall.

In America.