September 11th Remembrance      by Shanna Michael
 

Just an ordinary day
No one going out of their way.
Everything seem perfectly normal
Even the doorman friendly but formal.

I said have a great day to my husband and kids
For I didn't know what this day hid.
My way to work I honked my horn
I now knew I shouldn't have been so scorn.

As I drove by the towers so tall
I never thought they would fall.
Seven blocks later I parked my car
So close to the towers but yet so far.

In my office on my floor
I needed privacy so I closed my door.
I started up my daily routine
Till interrupted by a co-workers scream.

I ran out of my office to see the commotion
Everything seemed to be going in slow motion.
My cell phone starting ringing
My heart sank and my eyes started stinging.

My husband trapped alone on the ninetieth floor
Now my heart ached even more.
I heard the fear and tears in his eyes
As I watched the TV and heard the cries.

I felt all alone in the world
And my fingers started to curl.
I gripped the phone wishing my husband were there
The connection lost as I started my prayer.

That night I sit alone in a bed
Wishing for the man I'd wed.
My kids came in and sat down beside me
Not knowing their father was trapped in debris.

I finally told them he wasn't coming home
Sam and Kelly started to moan.
Our lives have been changed forever
By this terrible tragic endeavor.

Looking back one year later
I now realize I could have been greater.
I never said goodbye to my groom
I should have said I love you before I left the room.

Each day Sam reminds me of him
As he grows like his father, tall and slim.
Now forever may he lie in peace
My one and only beloved Reece.

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