Avoidance

I’ve been avoiding it

Since I turned on the screen.

I quickly switched to another page,

But it didn’t do any good.

It hovered right behind my ear,

The images, the shock, the repercussions.
It’s ironic they tried to bring down the economy.

I won’t say who did.

Or I won’t mention how many suffered

When it finally fell

9-11 was a truly heinous act.

I don’t want to take anything from that.

But it’s not the only one

We’re still trying to recover from.