Remembering 9-11 (on the 13th Anniversary)

I'm sure all of us remember where

We were and what we were doing when

We heard the news on 9-11--

News that's been etched in our hearts since then.

How unreal it felt at the time!

Immobilized by shock,

We stared at TV screens for hours,

Heedless of the ticking clock.

Life was on hold for a period of time;

We couldn't believe what we were seeing.

Our vulnerability emerged. We felt

A serious threat to our well-being.

That day changed our lives forever.

Most of us lost our innocent views

That we had of the world and our place in it

As we watched the horrible, frightening news.

May we always keep in our hearts

The people who lost their lives that day

In New York, in Washington, D.C., and on

A field in Somerset County, P-A.

And may we also keep in our hearts

The dear loved ones of all the departed--

Those who have suffered from this tragedy

And have had to carry on broken-hearted.

The world since then has changed a great deal.

All we can do is try to find peace.

But sadly peace is a distant goal

As violence never seems to cease.

By Bob B (9-11-14)