Empty Skyline

I saw your shadow
Midst the Empty Skyline;
You were one of the many fallen saviors
Until then, unsung;
I saw your flame rise;
Through the Empty Skyline;
As you burned into memory
Eternally
So vibrant and young!

I felt your presence
Midst the vast pile of rubble;
That yesterday were towers filled with people
Just trying to get by!
I saw your image
Rising up in a bubble
As you soared to a finer place
Leaving your trace
In the empty sky!

The sun came up on thе day
It started like any other day!
But whеn the noon siren chimed
Black carbon filled the air deep in space;
And by the sun set, deep somber shock was all you could feel!
And I clung to my mind’s portrait of your exquisite face!

Saw your reflection
Fading in the twilight;
As I realized the world I knew was a world that was forever gone!
Saw your impression
Melting into the twilight!
Though I tried to cling tight to you
Twas then I knew
Your soul had moved on!

The sun came up on the day
It opened like any other day!
But when the noon siren rang
Black smoke had filled the air deep in space;
And by the sun set deep somber shock was all that was real!
And I had but my mind’s portrait of your sweet, pretty face!

I saw your shadow
Midst the Empty Skyline;
You were one of the many fallen saviors
Just trying to get by!
I saw your flame rise;
Through the Empty Skyline;
As you soared to a finer place
Leaving your trace
In the empty sky!