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I've carefully considered this poem prior to posting. Please understand the poet is not saying it was OK or justified. Just that we should ponder the why.

Desperate Acts
(For 9-11)

By Nikki Giovanni

It’s not easy to understand
Why angry men commit
Desperate acts
It’s not easy to understand
How some dreams become
Nightmares
Those who wish
And those who need
Often feel alone
It’s easy to strike back
But hard to understand