I wrote this "poem" if you will (its not a rhyming poem, so I sometimes wonder if I should call it that) a year after 9/11. I thought I would post it here today in remembrance of that time.
Revisited version II
In Memory of 9-11-2001
In Memory of 9-11-2001
I try not to think about it-At least not in depth
Waking up that morning like it was a normal day
Browsing through my email news... And there it was...
I was in shock-And so I sat all day watching
As my children played on the floor around me-oblivious.
I watched the explosion as the second plane hit
I watched the bodies of the people who jumped-Falling... falling...
I watched the people fleeing as the first tower collapsed
And I sat and watched that collapse-a silent witness to untold deaths
My mind tried to grasp what it meant and would mean
Tried to understand what people who were there must have felt
And then I stopped thinking about it... put it away
It was always there of course-every day
And now a year has passed. I have not watched TV today
Afraid I will see the replay of all of the deaths that still haunt me
And I realize that I did lose something that day
I lost brothers and sisters I had never even met
Potential friends who might have enriched my life
And the feeling that I could keep my family safe in this world
A world on the brink of explosion
2 comments:
I can't watch the news on 9/11. I break down and cry every time I read an article about it. It was awful. I didn't post about it, but will just to have it recorded. Don was traveling so we have our own story. It was a very sad time and will remain that way forever.
This is a touching poem, a beautiful remembrance of a tragedy that touched everyone and changed everything.
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