10th Anniversary of 9/11

Thrice injured on 9/11

First, the loss of precious lives
American and foreign
On that day
And many more lives on many following days

A second loss
When told to keep shopping
While they prepared unnecessary wars

Third, lost opportunity to re-examine policy
And affirm humane values

Instead, we got a Middle East abyss of blood and dollars
Revealing the sham of our assumed betterment
And our complicity in failure