Landmark in the big apple
it's 9/11 -- 911 -- emergency
for all of us
emergency...
warm and kinda sunny
it's a tuesday morning
like any other day
like any other day?
now it's almost 9am
everyone's racing to work
volcanic-like smoke and trembles
erupt as the first plane hits
round 8:45am
building one then building two
everyone's in a panic...

this was the primaries day -- 9/11
hundreds of thousands were gonna vote in the
elections today...
suddenly life just doesn't seem the same
and my tears don't wanna stop flowing...
my heart aches, my spirit mourns and
each second not-knowing kills...
and it's time to pray, pray, pray for our
new yorkers and folks affected in
d.c. and pennsylvania...
disbelief, tears and anger
explosion of emotions
and fear...
the twin towers are gone...
horror and chaos...

home at last to find my machine full, voicemail full
and finally spoke to my panic-striken family
since my cell wasn't working....
terrorists attacks?!
attacks on innocent people?!
kids at stuyvesant, folks at work
everyone watching the news...
never gonna 4get the gigantic towers collapsing down...
so many rescue efforts have been
organized and still the buildings burn...
more than unreal -- 1300 feet tall -- built in 1973
amazed at how the nyc skyline has changed...

nervous i sit and wait to hear from loved ones
yells from my spirit to the powers that be...
from Long Island, California, and Maryland
relatives and family have called
only to shed tears to finally hear my voice --
my crackling and saddened voice...
unable to do anything, i'm gonna go over to donate
some blood at the red cross...
please send your prayers & strength to
rescue workers & fire fighters...
and just pray, pray, pray for
yourselves & each other...

Please pass this poem on in honor of those who risked their lives on that dreaded day... America is forever in debt to you...

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