September 11th

I Remember

I remember where I was,

the day those towers fell.

I remember what I was doing

when New York turned to hell.

I was up above you,

looking from the sky.

You called to me

from down below,

I heard your anguished cries.

You asked me where I was

in that time of need.

You wondered what I was doing

during that terrible, terrible deed.

You thought that I had left you

to handle this on your own.

I watched my children

come together to help the unknown.

America came together

UNITED once again.

Enemies became friends

and friends were once again.

Now you can see

I didn't leave your side

I was really here the whole time.

I wanted everyone to come together

like they were once before.

So when you think back on this terrible day,

Remember I was with you

and now America is home to stay.

~Written by Me: September 11th, 2003

September 11th 2001:

I was in 8th grade, 13 years old. I remember getting on the bus to go to Centerville Jr High. We were listening to FM 100 and Peggy was talking about a building being hit in New York.

I didn't think anything of it...

until I walked into the school.

The secretaries in the office had the tv on,

the image will ever be engraved in my head.

The World Trade Center was on fire.

As I watched this in horror, out of the corner of the screen came another huge plane. I watched as it crashed, with no mercy, into the 2nd tower.

My first class was Science with Mr. Gardner.

We watched the terror unfold throughout the whole class.

I watched the towers collapse, I saw the desperate people jumping out of the towers.

I was terrified. I went to the bathroom and cried, not knowing what to think. They told us it was terrorists. What the heck was a terrorist anyway?

I found out pretty quickly.

The whole day I was scarred, emotional, I even had to call my mom.

I grew up that day and my love for this country became unwavering.

September 11th 2001 will NEVER BE FORGOTTEN in my life.