i feel old
so much older than my years
and i'm sad
my worn face is marked by tears
i'm worried
about another attack
i'm in pain
the last assault broke my back
i recall
that terror-filled september
and i know
i will always remember
still i stand
weary, perhaps not as tall
i was not
supposed to survive the fall
and i mourn
my friends that didn't survive
how i miss
all of those innocent lives
and i pray
as nine eleven draws nigh
God help us
please protect us from on high...

(C) karla dorman, 2003 (revised)

"ALWAYS REMEMBER AND NEVER FORGET."

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If America could write, this is what I
think she'd say as the anniversary of
September 11 approaches.