Our Darkest Day- My 9/11 Tribute
This is a poem I wrote seven years ago today as I watched the events of 9/11 unfold. I'm afraid it's a very raw poem and not very "professional" but it was my heart that day. My heart hurt for those who had so suddenly lost loved ones, hatred took root as I wondered what kind of monsters could be that sick and demented, and fear took hold as I worried if my children were now suddenly in danger.
"Our Darkest Day" was published a year later in the book "911: The Day America Cried". All proceeds benefit the Todd Beamer Foundation & I am proud to say I did not receive a single penny of any of it! :)
Our Darkest Day
Somewhere today a child cries
For a mother who’ll never come home
A wife waiting to hear from her mate
Sits shaking by the phone.
A sister thinks about words she said
And knows she can’t take back
A brother screams out ‘Why us God?!’
As dust settles from the attack
In streets usually alive with bustle
Now silence and sirens are all that’s heard
Families looking for signs of hope
Just waiting for a word.
In the shadows of a tragedy
A nation is mourning from sea to sea
Who could have done such an awful thing?
God, who can this demon be?
So many questions left unanswered
So much pain left to be felt
But as a nation we swear to our dead
That justice will be dealt.
For they may have struck a horrible blow
But they failed to remember one thing
That even on our Darkest Day
The bells of Liberty ring.
Jolene Coiner
9/11/01
© Jolene Coiner Burzycki
© Jolene Coiner Burzycki
36 comments:
That is lovely.
I remember you sharing this with me before and it still opens the flood gates each time I read it. I don't think the emotions of that time can ever be erased.
Nice poem. I still remember sitting at my same desk at work 7 years ago and being told a plane crashed into the WTC. Thought it was an oddity but then another one hit and eventually the Pentagon. Thanks for sharing.
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That is a beautiful poem that captured the feeling very well, made me cry. Keep writing poetry. Nice tribute. We must not let people forget, and we must never refuse to recognize evil.
:(
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we will NOT forget
you 9/11 victims
will get justice
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painful truth -
9/11 should be our
wakeup call
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get Bin Laden -
we just need big SWAT team
and search warrant
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absurd thought -
God of the Universe says
there is no good or evil
every thing's relative
don't judge a terrorist
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All real freedom starts with freedom of speech. Without freedom of speech there can be no real freedom.
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Philosophy of Liberty Cartoon
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Help Halt Terrorism Today!
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We will NEVER forget!
:)
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9/11 is actually my birthday, so these tributes really get to me...
I like they rhyming. :)
I'm glad it got published, it evokes a lot good imagery for people to see.
Wow - how beautiful! Having been a few blocks away on that terribly day seven (really? seven??) years ago, this is especially meaningful to me. Thanks :)
It is really a very heart touching. the flow is remarkable and the sorrow that can make even stones cry out! Lets spend sometime praying for those who left this world in 9/11 and in many such incidents like this around the globe. May their soul rest in peace.
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Come over and check out my blog on Saturday morning..
oops, meant to say Friday.
That was amazing. truly amazing.
A really touchy one. I was cooking that time when the news broke. Even if we are so far away, my family and I are still very much affected. People from all over the world, watched the tv that time and witnessed horror and pain... I hope it will never happen again...mzuvfa
your poem made me cry...
this is beautiful poem, it breaks my heart when i remember that day :(
Nice tribute. We must not let people forget, and we must never refuse to recognize evil.It was an oddity but then another one hit and eventually the Pentagon. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing the beautiful poem.
Thank you for sharing your great poem.
Great poem!
Where are you though?
That is lovely. Really you are really so talented. I love to read the poem. Thanks for sharing this in your post with us.
I still remember sitting at my same desk at work 7 years ago and being told a plane crashed into the WTC. Thought it was an oddity but then another one hit and eventually the Pentagon.
omg I fucking love that. I am NOT kidding.
you are something else. bravo.
The 9/11 was really a tragedy.
The poem you wrote was really touching and lovely. It captured emotions felt during that incident.
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Firstly thanks for sharing, Secondly you blog design is excellent some blogs have way to much advertising and are hard to read. I wish your site the all the best for the future. That was lovely.
Jo, this was a wonderfully written poem, you have a tremendous amount of talent! Congrats on also getting it published!
-Jean
the poem is simply lovely and quite emotional.
Hi Jo,
Just thinking of you today and sending you some love and prayers. The poem is so touching.
xoxo,
Kris
Very touching! I really can't believe the events that took place on that day. I remember that I was just about to leave for work when I turned on the TV. Those moments forever changed my life and I'll ever forget them. God bless.
Thanks for sharing your heartfelt thoughts about that eventful day..
You have just shared what everyone was feeling that time. We call can't forget that.
God Bless You!
That was amazing. truly amazing.
That was very lovely, great poem. Great tribute.
My heart hurt for those who had so suddenly lost loved ones, hatred took root as I wondered what kind of monsters could be that sick and demented, and fear took hold as I worried if my children were now suddenly in danger.
Great poem!
Where are you though?
Beautiful poem
I hope the victims rest in peace
A highly emotional poem which I love to read again and again
You're really a true artist for writing. This song is very beautiful and sad. People say to get the best inspiration in the most pain and sorrow.
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