Sep
11
2011

sarah flanigan

Moments of silence
Names look out from walls
Survivors reflected in rushing water
Words of remembrance…
It does not bring them back
But it helps to keep them close
May we always remember
May we never forget
Copyright 2011
Tags: Life, never forget, original poetry, Poetry
Sep
08
2009

sarah flanigan

I can never forget
and I won’t
If the bells stop chiming
I won’t forget
If the names stop being read
I won’t forget
If the headlights stop shining
I won’t forget
If flags are set ablaze while
people dance in the streets
I won’t forget
If everyone forgets
I won’t forget
I promise.
copyright 2009
dedicated to all the victims of September 11th – to those whom we lost and those who were left to carry the loss.
Tags: dc roe, never forget, project 2996, september 11th
Sep
10
2007

sarah flanigan

Today we mourn the loss
given us that day
we hold our candles high
we bow our heads and pray
We read aloud the names
of everyone we lost
and we don’t forget
the heartbreak or the cost
We miss them all so much
our hearts won’t let them go
holding fast our memories
we feel our teardrops flow
Tomorrow we’ll return
to our normal lives
we’ll put away our sorrow
assume a calm disguise
We’ll close the photo album
and lock our hearts down tight
and pray that next September
we have made this wrong right
copyright 2007