September 11, 2006 (I was 61)
septememoriam
National mourning is
precisely ritualistic
Those in public employ
practice eulogy
The tone is refined the
voice restrained
yet resolute Their demeanor is somber
Beyond the honesty of
empathy
they are personally
involved
the official voice of
sincerity
the declaration of
determination
the assurance that none
were lost in vain
In sacrifice we find
strength
to endure and the will to
move on
Years later the immediate
survivors
test the flexibility of
scar tissue
as they work to reform
mis-shapen lives
and clear a path a day
through wilderness
no nation has learned to
tame
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