Resurgam

This skyscraper dominates the skyline
Reflecting its neighbours and a welcoming sky,
Symbolic of traders bringing their goods
And sending them out in all directions.
One for the price of two
And hundreds of lives
 Lost through jealous rage hell-bent on destruction;
Pulverised as they came down 
Emptying itself into Mother Earth 
And a crater that's become a Bethesda Pool,
Sealing histories, healing memories, 
As the phoenix gets ready for take-off
Into a waiting sky, full of hope
That this will never happen again. 
 
Ground Zero and the World Trade Centre
NYC 
December 2023