One Single day,
In the month of September,
Changed our lives in a way
We will always remember.
As the warm ocean breeze
Swept across my face,
Busses and trains whizzed a
Melting pot of people
All over the place.
With briefcase in hand
He bid us “Good day”,
He ran for the bus
In his usual way.
His back the last sight
As he raced up the street,
He had somewhere to be
Someone to meet.
One single day
Became like no other,
It shook up our world
Stealing my lover.
Out of the blue
Of the bluest of skies,
Four missiles plunged forth
As planes they were disguised.
The brave souls on board,
Did the best they could
To turn them around,
For they knew in that moment
Their fate was profound.
He made it so well
The trains all on time,
He was happy, I know
He was in before nine.
The elevator he boarded
And pushed floor ninety-seven,
With choice tunes in his ear,
He went straight to heaven.
He wasn’t a soldier
Famous scholar or king,
Simply a loving family man
Doing the right thing.
That one single day
Turned into weeks
As we searched for our missing,
T.V.’s and papers
never a moment dismissing.
We could not cry alone
Nor could we hide,
His leaving this place
Was announced world-wide.
The evil that took him,
A force misunderstood,
That in spite of their efforts
The result would bring good.
We banded together,
We held our heads high,
We climbed from our grief,
New bonds we did tie.
People don’t like to linger
dispirited for long,
Put them in crisis’
They always grow strong.
Each day we strive
To keep things in place,
We stand for our freedom
We keep up the race.
A brief moment in time
Brought us together to pray,
For healing and peace
On one single day.
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