AMONG THE RUBBLE

There's a flag among the rubble;
the rescuers rest on cots -
there was a rabbi giving water-
a doctor taking video shots...

There's a flag among the rubble
and I realized, suddenly
that I am not afraid of you
nor will I let you get to me...

Oh, "you" may kill me just as well
as you did the other ones;
and you may kill my only child-
or our daughters, or our sons,

but we will prevail in this regard:
We're not afraid of you
you are evil personified
our faith will get us through.

It does not have to be the Christian faith
that wins this World War Three -
but just the good that people do
when there is some need they see...

There's a flag among the rubble
where two mighty buildings stood
And I am not afraid of you -
You are evil.
We are good.

©Copyright September 2001 by Christina