Seven years ago today, I woke up early, went to the gym, then off to the voting booth.
- I voted for Mark Green for Mayor of NYC, then went home to shower and get to work.
- I was running late and called my boss as I was running down the stairs of my apartment building to let him know.
- He was late too...in Brooklyn dropping off his daughter for her first day of school.
- When I came outside the weather was beautiful.
- But I couldn't hear my boss anymore as a loud roar of a plane was going over my head.
- If I turned left, the World Trade Center was right there.
- But I told my boss I couldn't hear him cuz of the plane and would see him at work.
- I turned right toward the subway.
- My back was now to the towers.
- A woman facing me and the towers screamed.
- I turned around to see a large ball of fire.
- As the fire dissipated, a huge hole.
- The subway entrances began to bleed hundreds of people.
- The subway was closed.
- I wasn't going to work that day.
- I called my boss to tell him.
- I called work to tell them to turn on the TV.
- I called friends to tell them to turn on the TV.
- I called my mom and we just talked.
- Until we saw another plane we thought was heading south
- Until it veered East, then north.
- Another big ball of flames.
- My cell phone went silent cutting off my mom.
- We knew we were being attacked.
- I ran home.
- From the roof of my building I saw people jumping.
- I heard about the Pentagon.
- I saw two enormous buildings fall
- I was in a fog.
- I went home and cried.
- Would the world end?
- Would I die?
TO ALL THOSE WHO DIED THAT DAY I REMEMBER YOU
TO ALL THOSE WHO USED THAT DAY FOR POLITICAL GAIN,
I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU.
TO ALL THOSE WHO USED THAT DAY FOR POLITICAL GAIN,
I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU.
1 comment:
matt -
that day my neighbour knocked at my door very early in the morning [we are two hours earlier that you]. she said the world trade center had been attacked - again. i could not have imagined how different this attack would be - i turned on the tele i watched as the buildings cam down. surreal to say the least. you were there in it so to speak and overwhelmed - i was not - we feel it somewhat differently but painfully and we will forever be changed by it.
nyc is my home town - i have been in the places that all the horror and devastation was happening and everything seemed in slow motion - it all hit home when i saw fireman carry out father mike sitting up - his eyes open - he had been inside the towers trying his best to help - and had been injured. so i thought at that time. truth was he was dead and they chose to bring him out that way. to this day with all the imagines in my mind of that day his sweet face brought it all home to me. so many other horrific things happened but to me his face was i recall first... i cried too - i remember all who died tho his face in my mind is a symbol of all the beautiful faces who died that day for no bloody reason.
and as for me i say to those who use that day for political gain - you suck and i feel a sadness i cannot explain for you...
be safe and well matt...
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