The Year of September 11th

The Year of September 11th

The year of September 11th
The year my mother died
The year the World and I
Both sat down and cried

The World, for all its tragedy
Its rubble and debris
I, for the mom who late at night
Once rocked me on her knee

The World it lives life different now
It’s cautious and afraid
I just don’t know how to live,
And so instead I pray.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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July 5, 2015 at 10:47 PM
ROSE* I enjoyed reading this poem, Thank you for sharing. Always & Forever ~LINDA~
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