~Never Ever Forgotten~

Original words, as read at the William Paterson University, second year anniversary/commemoration of Sept. 11, 2001. I always held deer to my heart the ones who lost people in the crash/explosions, my neighbors who 'til this day still don't work in the city anymore, my family members who worked in midtown and also the Trinity Church, firefighters, police, EMTs, the people who just did their normal---everyday routine of just waking-up and going to work without knowing what to expect was going to happen to them---pure innocence lost. This is/has always been for them!!! By no means, do I ever or have I ever blamed George W. Bush for the destruction of the most gorgeous buildings that at one time were the markers to indicate on family road-trips, how close we were to home. The Freedom Tower, as beautiful as it is in the skyline, is truly not the same. In fact, I have listened to what conspiracy theorists have to say and I still don't follow/understand those. I do think that George W. Bush and his administration were right with going to Afghanistan at the time----Iraq is another story. My line about "Leader's negligence" is referring to the intelligence group at the time, though, I know many improvements and positive changes have taken place since this national tragedy. I would like to note that wherever I am in the world, either overseas and/or here in the states, I always teach this and I have recently wrote a petition to make it a national federal holiday (banks/post offices closed) instead of just recognized.

Remembrance

"There will be an answer, let it be."~The Beatles

Our heroes became more local
while the economy dwindled.
America will prosper, or so it seemed?

The Beatle sang his song. The concert helped
seasons march on to foreign soils.
Too much can be said about our leaders' negligence.

Architects plan out sacred ground.
Everyone peek near the Hudson
like pages in an old scrapbook.