Before I begin this poem.(Witness)(Poem)

From: Catholic New Times | Date: May 4, 2003| Author: | Copyright information 
Before I begin this poem 
 
   Before I start this poem, 
   I'd like to ask you to join me 
   in a moment of silence 
   in honour of those who died 
   in the World Trade Center 
   and the Pentagon 
   on 9/11 2001 
   I would also like to ask you 
   a moment of silence 
   for all of those who have been 
   harassed, imprisoned, disappeared, 
   tortured, raped, or killed 
   in retaliation for those strikes, 
   for the victims in both 
   Afghanistan and the US. 
   And if I could just add one more thing ... 
   a full day of silence 
   for the tens of thousands of Palestinians 
   ...

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