9/11

Ten years ago today
We watched in dismay
As rubble and debris fell from the sky
From where I was
I couldn't discuss
What I felt because I didn't know why

As I sat in my fith grade class
It felt like time did not pass
As the teacher tried to explain what had happened
He hid the grief and loss
As he tried to get across
The weight of our grave situation

It is now ten years later
And I still remember
The morning I watched the destruction
If it were today
You bet I would say
"I'm going to go fight for freedom"

I pray we never forget
And that they always regret
Everyone they sent to Heaven
And those many years that held
The day that terrorist fell
All because of 9/11