9/11

 
I am in a daze,
       the world phasing out, spinning by
   as my mind tries
         to come to terms with reality.
  Disaster beyond belief,
       so horrible it is unreal.
  An act of terrorism;
       the threat of war.
  All of a sudden
                  it means something to be Canadian,
   yet there is always that risk,
        that slim chance...
  The sun shines and I breathe,
       a gift so easily snatched away.
  In one moment of hatred
       the world and life as we know it
   has been changed forever.
  We will never change.
     -September 11, 2001

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