9/11

A day to remember
To never forget
An everlasting sailor
On an unsteady ship
The water rushes with force
Never before seen clouds
Dreams vanished in smoke
Dusty faces of a listless crowd
Sirens signal help on the way
Fazed by nothing at all
Grudges pushed aside to fall
On the remarkable September day
Cries and screams never heard
Numbness so blinding
The visceral reactions of men
Advancing on the sound of a word
An empty boat sways
Children in no rush to play
Dreading the feeling of loss
On a sea too terrifying to cross
Part of souls taken away
Dying embers rest down to lay
The waves crash seamlessly
As we gather to pray on one knee
Complete strangers embrace
Drowning in sobs to hide their face
To those lives lost
And the ones it cost
We start in a new direction
Steering the way with affection
But never without the connection