The Angels of 9/11

There were angels on the ladders
And angels on the stairs
There were angels in the lobby
There were angels everywhere.

There were angels holding jumpers
And angels on the ground
There were angels with the screamers
There were angels all around.

There were angels in the fire trucks
And angels dressed in blue
There were angels in the towers
There were angels with me and you.

There were angels at the Pentagon
And angels in the planes
There were angels bearing stretchers
There were angels in our pain.

There were angels in that wide field
And angels with brave men
There were angels giving courage
There were angels at the end.

There’ll be angels in the future
And angels in the day
When the time has come for dying
To bear us all away.