Fatal Autumn (One day in September)

He was an ordinary man
Working in the woods
The big colorful forest
Many people went there
To his favorite working place
Two trees taller than all the others

She was an ordinary girl
Travelling with friends
To look at all the trees
And bushes
Especially the giant ones
Stretching for the sky

Those trees were not ordinary
They were special indeed
But it took a tragedy
To show their popularity

One day in September
A lot of people
Took a rest
In their comforting shadow
Other people had a job to do
And they didn't know

They just didn't know
When thick black smoke
Rose upon the woods
And covered everything with silence
Only cut by screams
Of people trying to get away

Running
Hiding behind trees
Jumping off trees
All covered in dust

When the unexpected storm was over
The woods were different then
They had turned gray and sad
And them giant trees
They had gone
And with them many lives

Among the few survivors
Were a man and a girl
Because one day in September
A man was late for work
Because one day in September
A girl didn't play in the woods

*Dedicated to all the victims of 9/11, their families -- and the survivors*

Josi R.
Oct 17, 2009