September 11, 2001
Act like
Nothing happened
They say
Don’t be afraidJust go about
Your business
Like
Any other daySleepless…numb…
Feeling
Out of sorts?Join legions
Going
Through the motions
In the midst of
Unending commotionMove along now…
There’s
Nothing
Here to seeA moonscape
Of debris
Five stories highThe collective
Dreams
Of thousands
Billow
Into the skyAn eerie glow
Lights the night
Their souls refusing
To take flightWelcome to the
Big AppleOnce the city
That never sleeps
Now reduced to
Empty streetsThe natives are
Restless
They
Toss and turnThe rubble pyre
Continues to burnBut go on about
Your business
It’s just
Another dayFandango’s Friday Flashback: A Post From 9/11/15
September
It is a day seared in our memories. Powerful piece here, Sandy.
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Thanks. And it needs to remain seared in our memories.
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You’re welcome. It certainly does.
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Powerful poem, Sandy.
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Thanks, Eliza.
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You did a great job on this. It was a very numbing day, but still full of emotions.
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Yes, a day we will never forget.
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