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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Central Q..10kms west of Rocky...
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A FIRE FIGHTER’S DREAM
His voice boomed like a beacon and it echoed in my soul From the land of opportunity, reverberations roll All across the mighty sea to where the Southern Cross stars gleam I was listening…and I heard it…when he said…I have a dream… And the dream I had was beautiful – what more could someone pray Than to wake up in the middle of a perfect summer’s day? An aqua blue-like canopy pays tribute to the skies And there I see this young kid with a hero in his eyes The hero is a humble man and not the type to shirk A proudly spoken fire-fighter on his way to work His profession is his passion, his adrenalin, his spark The hat he wears to battle is his way to make a mark And waving from a window, now the boy begins to cry You see the hero is his father…and he hates to say goodbye And the dream I had was terrible, from nowhere they appear Monsters in the New York sky that choke the day with fear It can’t be real – the questions burn with why and who and how? Go and turn your TV on…please…just do it now… An evil cloak in plumes of smoke replaces freedom’s gown The flames reveal their secret truth – the world is falling down Falling, sprawling, screaming, calling, crying as they go A fire fighter grabs his hat and flies to meet his foe Forward into battle now – he hears a church’s bell Forward into no man’s land - Forward into hell And the dream I had was powerful – the best of humankind Courage is a heartfelt word not easily defined It doesn’t equal ‘fearless’ as some sideline experts claim No…courage is ‘to be scared…but to go on just the same’ To rally in the moment then to rise and climb the stairs To save as many people as an act of courage dares To dig and dig then dig some more – to be there for your mates To look your leader in the eye and know the end awaits Underneath the carnage, when the count is done and said The only thing recovered is his hat of ‘firey’ red And the dream I had was personal – I’ve put my kids to sleep But the images still haunt me and reality cuts deep I see the faces of the fallen – the tape forever runs I see the mothers and the brothers and the sisters and the sons And the comrades and the colleagues, they are never to return But for every face, a candle…and tonight, that flame will burn It burns for something precious – something every hero gave It illuminates ‘ground zero’ and commemorates the brave Of religion, race and rivalry, it burns across that scope It is pure in its simplicity – tonight, it burns for hope Yes the dream we share IS hopeful in our darkest hour of hours Beams of light now kiss the sky where, once, we saw two towers Of this, be strong and steadfast - Of this, stand tall and say - There are some things that an enemy can never take away I can feel it through the flag that flies, defiant in the gloom I can see it through the window where a boy waits in his room He is waiting for his hero, still, to walk back through that door The hat he holds is scuffed and scratched but this, he knows for sure One day he will wear that hat and pride will reign supreme Because his father’s gift was freedom and for that…he has a dream… Rupert McCall 2010
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