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Boots (September 11 Attacks)

Contributed by Calista on Sunday, 12th September 2004 @ 12:42:53 AM in AEST
Topic: Grief

Boots
September 11, 2004

After the disaster
Caused screams and streams
Of tears, fears, and futures put to end
I thought about when
When the heroes rushed in
To save the survivors
They took off their boots
In exchange for the suits
Firefighters going to work
Harder than ever before
To bring their people some relief
In exchange for their grief

They hung their boots
On the fence of Trinity Church
Before sprinting to the scene
To start the never ending search
By the end of the day
Hundreds of pairs
Hung on the spikes, a reminder in the air
Of all of the heroes still helping in there
Still hoping for a miracle
To bring to one more family

On September 12th, a day after the shock
A nation still trembling, a city still numb
The country was silent, in waiting and prayer
To bring us some answers, to what we all fear
Those heroes that ran in, when everyone fled for their lives
To the center of disaster, and began to shout
Their boots hang unclaimed still on the gates,
Of the heroes who went in, but never came out.

Copyright © Calista ... [ 2004-09-12 00:42:53]
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Re: Boots (September 11 Attacks) (User Rating: 1 )
by tifrob on Sunday, 12th September 2004 @ 06:59:37 PM AEST
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Thank you for this poem. I didn't know about the boots and the fence. Poetry is the oldest form of passing on information. I truly enjoy news worthy poetry. Thanks again...

J~

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