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9/11 (See them glide on this day)

September 13, 2012
By leatherina GOLD, Sicklerville, New Jersey
leatherina GOLD, Sicklerville, New Jersey
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Favorite Quote:
“A hero is someone who rebels or seems to rebel against the facts of existence and seems to conquer them. Obviously that can only work at moments. It can't be a lasting thing. That's not saying that people shouldn't keep trying to rebel against the facts of existence. Someday, who knows, we might conquer death, disease and war.” -Jim Morrison


Sometimes I can hear
The echoes of their souls
Through some ghostly chamber
In my inner ear.
They float the world on this day,
And their hushed screams
Scrape peaceful waters
And leave behind a red trail.
I walked the path
And found disturbing unrest—
The haunting whistle of wind,
Shuddery moans that erect tombstones—
Their tears are acid drops
That singe my conscience.
Why should I live?
Recall them, and streets
Are emptied before you.
See them glide on this day
In deserted classrooms
And gaunt forms.
The unfinished stories
That we have only begun to read.


The author's comments:
9/11 has passed this year, but it's never too late to remember those that died in the tragedy.

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