I was there,
I was there that day of terror.
I saw the towers wreathed in flame,
cries of terror,
cries of pain.
I wished I was not there.
I saw a man covered in burns,
He turns, sees me,
Cries, and then he dies
I wished I was not there.
I saw the people looting the deceased,
the the police came and it ceased.
I wished I was not there.
I saw crying familys,
Waiting for the news.
I wished I was not there.
Whenever people ask me about it I start to cry,
It will never go away,
For the memory of it will stay,
Of that cold,
September morning.
Author notes
This is free verse poem. Note although it its not my best poem, most of my poems are dark. Also note that your students might be able to relate to this poem better because I wrote this for a school assignment in grade 7.
Please tell me what you think
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this is a good example and the topic is of course so relevant...
thanks for submitting it...
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Really Sad!!!!!!
I often think what it would have been like to witness first hand by actually being there!!! Glad I wasn't, but when you watched it unfold on tv, it was like watching a made for tv movie surreal like it wasn't really happening. I wish your heart an mind healing but know the memories will always be profoundly seared into your mind!!!Thanks for entering and good luck!!!~~Toni~~
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Whenever people ask me about it I start to cry,
It will never go away,
For the memory of it will stay,
Of that cold,
September morning.
the harshness of that day
will be in our hearts for
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I'm so sorry.... that was a terrible day. Your poem captures the mood everyone felt. It has a great rhyming scheme, and the repetition is really effective. Thank you for sharing... this is a very strong write.
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wow
This poem mainly caught my eye b/c my dad died in September about 12yrs. ago. This was a good poem b/c it was real......hell.....I wouldn't have wanted to have been there either. You tell the truth about the matter.
Families crying...people looting the bodies...yeah, that sounds about right. I also like the fact that you're not a pussy about your feelings of that experience sucking a big one and no, you never will forget that experience.....shit......I wouldn't!
If you write another like this one, be more graphic.
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Wow, this is a tearful write. I feel the same way about 9/11. Were you actually there? That would be scary to see that! Great write, best wishes in the contest
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No, but I felt like I was....Cause I watched the news 24/7 for the next couple of days, and well in Canada a lot of people were scared because if they could do that to the USA, they could do the same to Canada...
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