Fear in America written by Katie

Fear paralyzes my body and my mind

It penetrates through my soul

These emotions soaring around inside

Are dancing out of control

I want to ask a million questions

They all begin with why

Why would someone attack our country?

Why would they want us to die?

Dizziness accompanies this wild paranoia

I can think of nothing else, it captures my heart

How far back does this go?

When did this madness start?

They tell me not to worry, my parents

But why shouldn’t I? I was born here too

I want to know how to stop it

What can I say or do?

God, please help me to be brave

Help me to understand

Why that this chaos and disaster

Has come upon our land?

I don’t have any answers

And that’s what I need right now

I need to know when, who, where

What, why, and how!

I ask my parents and they don’t know

And that scare’s me most of all

Because they used to know everything

When the sky used to fall

I can’t see what we’ve done

But we need to stick together

For after all our flag still stands

And I hope it will forever.

**Please do not copy this poem! I worked hard on it! Dedicated

to all the people that lost their loved ones and their lives

and dedicated to the Americans still trying to hold on and be

strong**