9/11 Tribute

Death
is an equalizer
those who died in the 9/11 attacks
bleed like you and me

traumatic images
of a tragedy
scars us all
unequivocally

yet it has been politicized
repeatedly
i shall not dwell on that
though images flash

to those who have lost
we share the gaping hole
in our hearts
embodied with your pain

we cannot console you
and we cannot help
forgive us
for our experiences limit us

encapsulated
within the bubble
of our ideologies
all that can be said

it does not matter
republicans
democrats
independents

unite
it's not blue America
or red America
it's the United States of America