September 11

 I wasn't there.

I didn't watch

The first plane come,

Ask if it was a mistake,

Just to see

The South Tower hit.

I wasn't there.

I didn't know

About Flight 77

Changing course

And hit

The Pentagon.

I wasn't there.

I didn't listen

To the news

In fear

As I learned

Flight 93

Changed course

To the U.S. Capitol.

I wasn't there.

I didn't hear

The families'

Final calls

To their loved ones

As they didn't know

If they were going to

Live or die

That day.

I wasn't there.

Now I learn

From those

Who were.

(September 11, 2021)