9/11
I remember when I could know my way from WTC
Now there’s a hole and I don’t know my way
I’m lost at Ground Zero
The first time down there I walked the path near Ground Zero at night not realizing where I was
I had this feeling I was walking somewhere important
Then it dawned on me this is Ground Zero
This is where it all started
When the planes got close
I remember the place where I and friends came to meet and hang out
I remember coming out of the train station
Thinking
Everything, something’s missing
I remember the panic and not knowing what to do
All these people looking stone face awe
As they look up
Watching the towers fall
Not believing at all what they are seeing
One woman said to me
“They got to be filming a movie”
They got to be
All those people
Mothers
Fathers
Sisters
Brothers
Aunts
Uncles
Sons
Daughters
friend
And everything in between
Our men and women in blue
And our bravest
All lost
All gone
Lost under the rubble
We going to find you
We are not going to forget you
6 years later still looking
The leader at one point refused to continue looking from remains
But he didn’t understand
When husband
wife
child
mother
father
uncle
aunt
brother
sister
friend
lover
did not return home
and they knew they were dead
we need something to bury
no matter how long it takes
sometimes grieving never stops
so every year they gather
and some run a marathon
and do other things so
they will not forget
Survivors now sick and dying
Some doctors now claiming
It isn’t from the air
But these quick acting cancers
Is just too much for some
And too many are getting sick
and it all started at Ground Zero
After the planes hit
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Wonderful imagery. Your poem does such a beautiful job of portraying the story of 9/11. While I'm not usually a fan of free verse, I really think it's the most appropriate form here.
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Powerful and so Sad
Wow such great imagery. This is such a sad story and you wrote it in beautiful form in acknowledgment of all mankind. You did a wonderful job on Ground Zero!!
Thank you for sharing your gift to write poetry with me.
Many Blessings
Kelle Marie
stavykm
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a heart felt poem on the day that the world stood still from the shock of nine eleven which will never be forgotton good luck with the contest and thankyou for sharing your poem with us
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I think we all can remember this day as Americans. I remember also doing a piece on the subject. Very heartfelt and well written. I couldn't help but feel like the pretty weather was mocking the situation in a weird sense. That false sense of security on such a grim day.
That and when I went to work, I didn't notice until then how truly quiet the skies are, when there are no planes overhead at all. That's when they grounded them all. strange and horrible day for all of us.
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Hard to believe it is already six years since this tragedy occurred. For some I am sure they will relive it till they die; others want to forget but cannot. Sentiments well expressed in these lines - ground zero will always be there, no matter what they put on top of it.
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Filled with emotion that describes ground zero. I saw it on t.v. as I live in California...it didn't seem real. It couldn't be real. My grandaughter sang at Carnegie Hall and they visited Ground Zero...she cried. I lost a friend from high school. She was on the 2nd plane...
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Hmm, I didn't like the first stanza, it just seemed a little rough around the edges. You got it together about halfway through the poem. The last couple of lines were my favorite. I'm sure everyone still can relate to this poem no matter what, and we will always remember that day.
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