Fires still burn where terror struck
Smoke still hovers in the skies
But let the world make no mistake
The eagle still proudly flies

The rescue and clean up have begun
Each continuing till the end
As presidents and politicians
Separate enemies from friends

As a nation shocked and saddened
We prepare ourselves for war
And no one has a single doubt
Just what we're fighting for

Flags have vanished off store shelves
To reappear most everywhere
Antennas, porches, and billboards
As America shows the world we care

The country has come together
In a way we never have before
As shoulder to shoulder, hand in hand
We face what the future holds in store

Waving flags and singing anthems
With candles shining near and far
The "UNITED STATES" is suddenly
Exactly what we are

Old Glory flies above us
The Eagle soars higher still
No one else in all the world
Can match our courage and our will

Ahead lies much uncertainty
Many more may lose their lives
But of one thing there is no doubt
America WILL survive!!
- Dusty Tincher