That day no one will forget.
When darkness fell in broad daylight
And tears made our faces wet
Neighbors checked on neighbors
Prayers were said by all
Eyes squeezed shut and heads in hands
As iron and glass began to fall
Comfort did evade us
As pain marked our faces
Where monuments once stood of greatness
Now sat empty spaces
I was not alone that day
The day that brought such grief
For many lives were lost that morn
Along those ash filled streets
But with the terror came something else
And it came as no surprise
Brothers helping brothers
As beauty from these ashes rise
That day we showed the world
What unity can be
Differences tossed aside
As we all dropped to our knees
Red and yellow, black and white
Color did not divide
Christian, Jew, and even Muslim
Arm in arm we cried
But as pictures from streets attest
Something more that day
Color didn't matter then
That day we all turned grey
So as you cry in memory
Of those lost in those towers
Don't forget the lessons learned
Together we showed power
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