A poem for the heroes and survivors
October 3, 2008 · Updated 12:59 AM
A poem for the heroes, survivors
(Editor's note: Because of a Valley Record error, a line was left out of the the following poem, written in the aftermath of the attacks on America, by Stephanie Willhight, a Two Rivers Alternative School student. Here is the poem in its entirety.)
911
They ran through the wreckage
And fallen debris
Through the streets of Manhattan
Though they barely could see.
The ash in the air
Was thicker than smoke.
It rained down from the sky
And made people choke.
The fallen buildings were still
Being eaten by flames
Where they had been hit
by those hijacked planes.
But people began hunting
For survivors within,
While those trapped inside
Prayed for daylight again.
People tore through the rubble
For our brothers and sons
for our mothers, our fathers,
And all our loved ones.
Those terrorists thought
They'd tear us apart
Didn't know the U.S.
Had such a strong heart.
We all came together,
Civilians, Red Cross,
The whole nation helped
With New York in our thoughts.
So here's to our country
and the people that died,
And those many brave souls
Who helped those that survived.
Stephanie Willhight
Snoqualmie
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