I was too young to understand it
Or remember it
My earliest memories of it are from stories
Recollections from others, years later
I grew up in the shadow of it
My childhood held the first few memorial days
Moments of silence in my elementary school classroom
The truth unfolded more as I advanced in history classes
As newspapers ran anticipated columns
But this year there was no front page story
No mention in school
Only the realization every time I wrote out today's date
When it happened, I was too young to understand it
Or remember it
But isn't it something to be remembered?
Or remember it
My earliest memories of it are from stories
Recollections from others, years later
I grew up in the shadow of it
My childhood held the first few memorial days
Moments of silence in my elementary school classroom
The truth unfolded more as I advanced in history classes
As newspapers ran anticipated columns
But this year there was no front page story
No mention in school
Only the realization every time I wrote out today's date
When it happened, I was too young to understand it
Or remember it
But isn't it something to be remembered?
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