Dear Cynthia,

I just finished watching Oprah and cried through the entire show.

 I lived in NY in 2001 and wrote this poem just days after 

Sept. 11. I thought I would share it with you.  

 The Tragic Day of 9-11

Our lives will never be the same
With so much loss and so much pain.
The devastation that took place,
A day we wish we could erase.

So many didn't have the chance
To say "I Love You" in advance;
Or even get to say good-bye,
As families wait, there's no reply.

Thousands of lives were lost that day.
No one should have to die that way.
How very brave they must have been.
To face a war they could not win.

And though we held our hopes so high
With dreams to find someone alive;
The fate of those turned very bleak;
Day after day, week after week.

The rescuers worked day and night;
Refusing to give up the fight.
They put their lives in danger too;
How very proud we are of you.

And now so many of us see
How selfless they must truly be.
The badge they wear holds so much pride.
For those who lived...and those who died.

So many heroes we now know.
So many we will never know.
Their choice to help came from within,
For human kindness will always win.

I guess it takes an act of war
To see how much we can endure,
But one thing we all saw that day,
Red, white and blue is here to stay.

The strength, courage, the outpouring love,
Americans show what we're made of.
So many shattered from the fall.
It knocked us down, but we'll stand tall.

The years will pass, memories will stay.
Our children will ask of that horrific day.
Through all the bad, one thing we saw;
America unites like never before.