Remembering 9/11

September 11,2001
Starting the day
With the rising sun
We rushed around
At the break of day
How many of us
Remembered to pray?

The day began as all days do
No differently for me and you
The rush of traffic,
The clank of trains,
The ringing of phones,
The roar of planes.

Then horror struck
Terror from the sky
Buildings fell,
We questioned why
We stopped, we watched

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poem by R.L. Kerst
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