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Unspoken Words To My Father

SEPTEMBER11TH A DAY THAT WILL FOREVER BE REMEMBERED A TERRYFIYING DAY A NEW WORLD OF FEAR WE ALL ENTERED THIS ONCE BEAUTIFUL CITY WAS COATED IN A DENSE BLACK SMOKE KNOWING YOU WERE RUNNING TO HELP YOU WERE SO DEVOTE BEING A FIREMAN THEIR WAS NO HESITATION IN YOUR STEP RESPONDING DAY IN AND DAY OUT TO THE SCENE YOU HARDLY SLEPT EACH TIME YOU RETURNED HOME I SAW THE UNBEARABLE PAIN IN YOUR EYES THE ANGER, UNANSWERED QUESTIONS, FOR THE EVIL RESPONSIBLE YOU DESPISED PEOPLE THAT DAY NEVER KNEW IT WAS THEIR LAST HUG, KISS OR GOODBYE I WILL NEVER FORGET AS A FIREFIGHTERS DAUGHTER THE FEAR IN MY HEART JUST ASKING GOD WHY FUNERAL AFTER FUNERAL I OBSERVED PIECES OF YOU SLOWLY BREAKING APART YOU LOST YOUR FRIENDS, CONSIDERED FAMILY, A PAIN THAT STILL KEEPS PART OF YOU IN THE DARK BEING A HEROE IS ANYTHING LIKE THE MOVIES, OR FAIRYTALES TAKING ON THE REAL EVIL IN THIS WORLD CAUSES INTERNAL PAIN STILL HAVING TO PREVAIL LIFE IS NOT TO BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED FOR IT IS SO SWIFT IM THANKFUL TO HAVE A FATHER LIKE YOU YOUR A COURAGEOUS HEROE WHO HAS ALWAYS BEEN A GIFT

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Date: 3/21/2017 7:53:00 AM
What a powerful tribute to your hero of a father. Well done to you and him.
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Date: 3/20/2017 2:21:00 PM
Wonderful write Sofia, thank you so much for sharing it here. Hugs, and a salute to your dear father and a very happy spring :) xomo
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