Different Eyes

This is a poem I wrote in 2001, and it was inspired by the 9/11 attacks in the United States. It's a poem about seeing the world through different eyes after a tragedy.


I saw the news and couldn't believe my eyes
It just left me paralyzed
Life can just catch you by surprise
Now I see the world through different eyes


I just kept hoping this was all just a dream
That it wasn't what it seemed
But the truth couldn't be disguised
Now I see the world through different eyes


Is this the end of the world as we know it?
Have we already blown it?
Here's hoping that we get wise
Now I see the world through different eyes


Now I see the world through different eyes...