A Poetic Reflection From My Daughter of September 11, 2001

September 11, 2001... We can all remember what we were doing that day. I watched this nightmare all play out on T.V. After the second plane crashed into the second tower, I thought, "Oh no, this is not an accident!" My second thought as a Mom went straight to my kids and wondering if they were alright. How would they be affected by this? What are they thinking and feeling? Well, later that day when my 14 year old daughter, Ashley came home, she wrote a poem about what she felt that horrific day. I have kept it for 10 years and would like to share it with you today.

United We Stand

September 11th, that was the day

When hate unleashed itself'

And innocent people had to pay.

Out of the depth of hell

Came terrorists filled with rage

Along with the towers they fell

They let evil out of it's cage.

The evil that was let go

It was hateful and savage

It was felt high and low

And through the towers it ravaged.

All the people who were killed

In the planes and towers there

Have ultimately instilled

A tremendous need for prayer.

Evil left thousands dead

It caused fear that made us blind

Because we can't see what's ahead

And we can't get free from what we've left behind.

This had also revealed

Who is weak and strong

At the wreckage they peeled

And searched all night long.

Amidst the hate they gave compassion

They taught us not to fear those

Who thought hate was the fashion

These are true heroes.

We are now filled with sorrow

But lessons are what we've gained

Because we aren't promised tomorrow

And that can not be explained.

It's only by God we can get through

This evil that has no face

He is the only way that's true

He carries us with His grace.

This tragic day of September

It has touched one and all

But one thing we must remember

United We Stand- Divided We Fall.