This was my last assignment, Nov.2001 NYC and the smell of concrete dust was still in the air from the cleanup. Took a day to sightsee but didn't do much but hang around ground zero and think....
DEFCONAs smoke and heat diminished from the mangled street and glass, The hope of rescue workers faded in and out so fast, These heroes of our Nation working tirelessly to find, A word, a breath, some proof of life, to keep that hope alive
The victims were so... moreAs smoke and heat diminished from the mangled street and glass, The hope of rescue workers faded in and out so fast, These heroes of our Nation working tirelessly to find, A word, a breath, some proof of life, to keep that hope alive
The victims were so innocent, just doing their life’s work, In a nation called America, the freest on this earth. Suddenly a worker finds a cell phone flashing red, He plays the last call message, and this is what it said
“Hello it’s me, I’m calling to tell you I’m alright, I’ve made it up to heaven, I tried to call last night, The group that I arrived with is strong and brave and tall, And proud to be American while answering God’s call,
I love you all and know I’ve been in all your thoughts and prayers, You need to know I felt no pain, and safely made it here, Now let me say a prayer for you, of closure and of life, Move on with courage and with faith, that we will reunite,
I know it’s sad I’ll age no more, but in this you can trust, My dreams were put back on the... less
The hope of rescue workers faded in and out so fast,
These heroes of our Nation working tirelessly to find,
A word, a breath, some proof of life, to keep that hope alive
The victims were so... more
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