Twenty years since the it all went down
Twenty years since…
But I can't tell the story
Because I wasn't there
And since…
So many stories have been in the air
And I don't know what or how to believe this time
I don't know…
All I can do is cry and weep
Because…
What I remember is crying and weeping
Pain, sorrow, loss, anger, heartache, confusion
How much of that must have been there
Then...
Twenty years ago
When...
It all went down
© Ruby Neumann
Poet's Note: How do I pick a picture for a poem with an obvious subject but a not so obvious portrait of it. I found this picture of the sunflowers and the roses and it spoke to me. It spoke of the sadness that looms over today and every 9-11 since 2001. I am far away from the places and far away from the people and far away from the stories. But I want to sit in the sadness with everyone today who is sitting in sadness in one way or another. I want to pause and remember that. That matters to me.
