The book begins with a prose essay , written several days after the September 11 attacks , about how Tankian feared to speak his opinions because of threats against him and his band , after he had written an essay two days after the attacks in which he blamed United States foreign policy for terrorism . The prose ends with Serj promising " I , myself , have vowed to never ever again hold my tongue . " Some of the poems contain lyrics that ended up in some of his songs , although sometimes a bit modified . Some poems consist of only one line and do not have a title . The last poem in the book , " Borders " , actually was to become a whole song on his second album '' Imperfect Harmonies '' ; the song " Borders Are ... " contains elements of that poem as well as from several poems from cool gardens
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Glaring Through Oblivion