Today ten years ago
My sister's birthday
New life within me
Me on the couch
Teaching my kids
Today ten years ago
Phone rings, my husband
Tells of planes crashing
Me on the couch
Shushing my kids
Today ten years ago
Squint at blurred towers
Scrawled television
Me on the couch
Holding my kids
Today ten years ago
Towers crashing down
Phoning family
Me on the couch
Hugging my kids
Today ten years ago
Tears in stunned silence
Fear for the future
Me on the couch
Telling my kids
Today ten years ago
New life within me
My hope in turmoil
Me on the couch
Loving my kids
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It is so hard for me to express my sadness over what happened, such overwhelming grief that it can still bring tears to my eyes ten years later. My thoughts and my prayers are with all who lost family and friends ten years ago today. I haven't forgotten.
2 comments:
Dear Tina, thank you for this beautiful poem. I love the way you structure it, the repetition. You know how I love balanced poems, that I can understand! It speaks to the loss and pain of that day. Love, Mom
Beautiful! I love the balance between the death and tragedy and the beautiful new life growing inside you. 9/11 is also the anniversary of my mom's death (2003) -- I was carrying my youngest child at the time. She is named Patricia, after her nonna of course.
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