Herbert Nehrlich - Nothingness

The planes had hit.
And, half asleep
I waited for King Kong
to manifest himself
up on that tower.

Surely, it is a movie,
at such ungodly hour.

I never will forget
those souls who jumped
because there is
no comprehension
in this head of mine.

I cannot write a poem
about the tragedy,
I'm just not man enough
to jump into the nothingness.

Herbert Nehrlich

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