Sep 11 2008

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sarah flanigan

We Remember #7

Posted at 8:17 am under original fiction

We don’t want to forget
so we read
the Names
we sound the bells
we Remember

We don’t want to lose (again)
so we go to the desert
get them their justice
bury our dead
read the Names
sound the bells

We want to honor
so we wrap them
in Flags
gentle their bodies
into hallowed ground
utter prayers
relinquish tears
fight the futility
carry on
build memorials
fight amongst ourselves
drive with the lights on
wonder Why
why can we not live
in co-existence

God does not want this
we do not want this
I do not want this
who wants this?

We do not want to forget (them)
so we read the Names (and weep)
we sound the bells (to their souls)
We Remember (always)

copyright 2008

4 responses so far

4 Responses to “We Remember #7”

  1. Art and Poetryon 13 Sep 2008 at 9:06 pm 1

    This is nice and true!
    Thank you for this one!

    thank you nick,
    and thank you for becoming such an avid reader.
    sarah

  2. Wayneon 13 Sep 2008 at 9:07 pm 2

    Sarah,

    Thank you for saying God does not want this. And thank you for sharing your heart and helping us to remember, to remember that we do not want this.

    ~wayne

    hi wayne,
    yesterday was a difficult one for all us, i think. i don’t think anyone wants this - but we are often faced with things we don’t want, aren’t we?

  3. duskydion 13 Sep 2008 at 9:33 pm 3

    We remember always, always.

    Oh !!

    ((((((((( America & World. )))))))))

    I do no want this. Your words in this poem ring. They ring. So beautiful and so sad.

    Thank you
    Love
    Di

    hi di,
    thank you. this is still a very difficult day for me. very difficult.
    love
    sarah

    From We Remember #7, 2008/09/11 at 3:24 PM

  4. brainteaseron 14 Sep 2008 at 4:35 pm 4

    We did not want this. We do not want this. But we’re into this. Why?

    Thanks for this memorial poem. Let us keep remembering we don’t want this. Let’s let them know what’s inside our hearts about it.

    Take care…

    ~Sherma

    hi sherma,
    war/hatred is a terrible thing. i would prefer it if the angry people who did this just fought among themselves on their own island on another planet. if we are lucky it won’t happen again. i hope not.
    thanks for reading.

    sarah

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