A State of Mind
I'm a midwestern girl
raised on flat prairie land
of endless cornfields
and deadly spring river-risings
now call the Blue Ridge home
whose size once rivaled the Alps.
Kick stones over the edge;
watch them free-fall tumultuously
like the 9-11 victims "escaping" the flames...
by Margaret Bednar, September 11, 2017
Bizarre state of mind today - have watched a number of mind numbing and stomach turning videos of 9/11... can't stop thinking the 200 plus people who jumped to their deaths... So many awful ways to die... and we've certainly been seeing many of them lately - earthquakes, fires, hurricanes, tornadoes... all within a couple of weeks.
8 comments:
Love your title, especially.
I grew up in Ohio, and then eventually moved out west, to southern Nevada. Such a different state of mind, for sure. ;)
Just about anything free-falling could stand for those who jumped, but being high enough might help one sense what jumping must have felt like.
Oh, that contrast between the mountain to the free falling of the ones who jumped at 9/11 some days our associations jump like that
I love the contrast of your gorgeous description of the 'flat prairie land
of endless cornfields' and the 'deadly spring river-risings' where stones 'free-fall tumultuously', crowned by the final tragic line.
Loved reading your write!!
Very deep and well written.
Wow. The contrast between peaceful mountains and the terror of the Twin Towers really tied this quadrille together. Well done.
We certainly have been seeing a changing world. I too thought of those gone from 911. I remember that day so well.
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