Remembering The Fallen of 9/11

I will not forget you,

my fallen friends,

even if I didn't know you

we are still kindred.

The world stops in silence

and we silently hope you hear

the prayers we say to remember you

every single year.

We light candles

and erect monuments

in the hopes

no one will ever forget

because the sacrifice

you made that day

isn't one any of us

thought we'd have to make.

Almost 3,000 souls

were forced to say goodbye

and so many more since

without ever asking why.

It started out quiet

like any day in September,

but ended with us in mourning

as our hearts burned with the embers

of all that was lost.

We cannot cry enough

or remember you enough

or hope for enough

or love enough.

We cannot, we will not

ever forget.