September 11, 2008

Nine, Eleven: Forever In Memory

Today, I am silent. Every year of the last seven, on this day, I pause and remember. I remember the devastation. The sadness. The fear. The anger. The tragedy.

I remember television news footage and amateur video capture. I remember towers tumbling, burning. I remember airplanes disappearing. I remember smoke. I remember fire. I remember a cloud of debris. A cloud of cherished lives, gone in an instant.

I remember lives of those I never knew. I remember those who tried desperately to escape as they jumped from windows hundreds of flights in the sky. I remember those who perished, and I cry. I remember the pain of those who survived, the pain of those who witnessed this doom, the pain of those who lost loved ones in this unconscionable act.

I remember feeling so close to the terror, and yet really, so far away.

I have no words to describe 9/11. I lived those emotions and I still remember the pain.

I will never forget.

Posted by Dana @ 7:06 AM • The Mommy Files