Blackout In New York Poem by Audrey Heller

When I heard about the biggest blackout
in history, my first reaction was how could
this be? No one knew what had happened,
it was evident, it was a big, mystery. What
ran through my mind, undoubtedly, all of us
thought the same. Had it really been an
accient, or an act of terrorism, that was to
blame? It was amazing, how calm and
collected some people were, in a time of
criis. This reaction, wasn't expected at all.
It was great to see, how people were
helping one another, as darkness began
to fall. Everything ran smoothly, panic did not
prevail. Looting remained at a nil. People
letting their barriers down, helping at their
will. Everyone, had their wits about them,
as they went about their task. People,
helping people and no one, had to ask!