One Week in April
It’s Patriot’s Day
Chilly out; forsythia
start to nudge open
Boston Strong
Feet pounding pavement,
most running to fund causes
Runners stopped, why?
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Some finish, some don’t
Two explosions heard and seen
Twelve seconds apart
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Chaos soon ensues
Suddenly heroes emerge
Boston becomes one
Boston Strong
Three dead; so senseless
Hundreds injured from the blast
Who could have done this?
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So many questions
Days go by, searching for clues
Focus on victims
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Suspects are ID’d
Anyone recognize them?
It doesn’t take long…
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One officer dead
Carjacking…the suspects charge
Shootout with police
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One suspect is killed;
The other one gets away
The manhunt begins
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A city shuts down
All day we watch, listen, hide,
and wait for something…
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The ban is lifted
Why? We emerge from our homes
Then blood is spotted
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Suspect takes refuge
in a boat — he is cornered
He is taken away
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Rejoice in the streets
Authorities are praised
We begin to heal
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Regrettably, the
road to recovery is
much longer for some…
We are resilient
We are Boston; One Boston
Forever, always
Boston Strong
Kerry Hoffman
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