Never Forget

From clear September skies, a sudden blow,

A morning born of fire and of dust.

The towers fell, a world brought down below,

And shattered was our innocence and trust.

The steel birds flew, but not on wings of peace,

A brutal wound in Freedom's hallowed ground.

A nation watched its certainties decrease,

And heard the silence where there was no sound.

We stood together then, a single soul,

In shock and grief, in sorrow and in rage.

The bells of sorrow for the broken whole,

A new, dark chapter turned upon a page.

And though the years may pass and scars may fade,

The fallen stand in memory's parade.