Reflections of September
September 11, 2011 at 5:26am

Reflections of September
A Remembrance of 9/11 and the National Memorial

September 11th, 2011

Memories flow from a place embedded in our souls,
Branded on our hearts a decade ago~

10 years of rubble, steel, dust, decay—evidence of lives cut short or changed forever
Now swept away

Swept from the street, not from that place inside us,
That remains with us today~

Shared rides and donuts and coffee in hallways there—beginning or ending careers,
Supporting families, someone loved you, you loved someone dear~

From here and around the world you held the same hopes, dreams and fears~
On September eleventh, the sky turned gray, then tears

Lifetimes of memories now forever flow into the holes in the Hudson—A million moments now dance on the water, and shimmer and play in the sun~

You are part of everything now~ you are part of the one.

We trust that God embraced you long, long ago
And yet it is hard for most of us to let go—

Perhaps from this memorial structure
Healing begins again today,
We will hold you in our hearts forever~
But we release you on this day.

So many reflections in the water, many ages, and colors with similar desires~
Professional heroes and civilian ones, those held in planes and on the ground—
Your precious lives, the innocents, we remember you all…

Today and forever, we remember you all.

Gazing into the water, I see the reflection of you and me-- It is the face of us all~
Though now set free.

Steve Meek