Since That Day

Suffering breaks our world. Like a tree struck by lighting, splintered, denuded, shaken, our world is broken by suffering and we will never be the same again.

Nathan Kollar

Professor & Author of SONGS OF SUFFERING written 1983

SINCE THAT DAY

Another day of life, it seemed

Until inbound hijacked planes, they screamed

Tragedy took its toll that day

Too much to process in any way

Sorrow became the norm since then

The day the hijacked planes came in

We will never be the same, you see

We are marked by uncertain tragedy

So many lost loved ones, so did we

We became a part of their family

Sadness comes heavy annually

And safety is not a guarantee

Torn in half and the glue won't dry

Many years later we're still asking why

Brutal attacks are a daily event

And feeds our fearful sentiment

It will never be the same for me

Since that day we lost our dignity

But we'll never face it again alone

We've learned Americans embrace their own

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