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We must never forget and we must rid ourselves of such people who do these things.

Tomorrow We Remember

Tomorrow We Remember
By Franklin Price
9/10/2016

Tomorrow we remember
With solemn thoughts recall
The horror of that morning
We would watch the towers fall

Standing high and mighty
They were the tallest of the tall
Would be standing there forever
We would watch the towers fall

Was a beautiful blue morning
Would be ruined by the gall
Of an unspeakable act of terror
We would watch the towers fall

One plane into each tower flew
Each with hellish fire ball
Exploding there on impact
We would watch the towers fall

In just the blinking of an eye
Manhattan covered by a pall
Thousands dead or would be dying
We would watch the towers fall

Into the mayhem heroes came
Responding to the call
To rescue anyone they could
We would watch the towers fall

As we witnessed on TV
Minds reeling with appall
Felt the need for retribution
As we watched the towers fall

Fifteen years have come and gone
Tomorrow painful  for us all
Remembering just where we were
When we watched the towers fall
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Gupta Avatar
September 10, 2016 at 7:24 AM
Towers built up with care and love have been falling ... Painful indeed ... Very well written ...
Price Avatar
September 10, 2016 at 8:53 AM
It was, and still is, painful. It will not be over until we rid ourselves of cowardly terrorists. Thanks for visiting and please come again
Logan Avatar
September 10, 2016 at 6:20 AM
Appal is a good word (or appall as you Americans would have it) but I'm not sure it is best suited to your placement. How about something simpler, like this for instance. As we witnessed on TV Minds reeling from it all Felt need for retribution As we watched the towers fall
Price Avatar
September 10, 2016 at 7:09 AM
Keith, I really appreciate your input and thought very seriously about changing the poem as you suggested. Then I looked up appall, as I had when I first decided to use it. Appall: to cause (someone) to feel fear, shock disgust. I decided to leave appall because it more reflects the mixed feelings which were felt. Don't stop suggesting and commenting. Your comments are very much appreciated
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