September 11, 2007

• Under the Shadow

  we walk, we work, we live, we laugh
  we've given birth to new lives, married and given in marriage
  we remember where we were when we heard
  and the first time we were brave enough to step on a plane after
  we remember terrible silence that followed deafening noise
  we've suffered reports, recriminations, and revelations
  
  we've had time to become accustomed to the world as it has become
  we've had enough time that some of us woke this morning
  had coffee and were irritable with the person we love most
  had breakfast and forgot to kiss our child before he walked out the door
  arrived at our desk and began the work of the day
  though we swore we'd never speak harshly, never forget to love them,
  never start our work day without gratitude and remembrance of all they lost
  
  we've had time for shock, trauma, and horror to give way
  before the relentless press of the inevitable
  and that's good
  that's as it should be
  life must grow in the shadow
  of remembering

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