Our Darkest Day by Jolene Coiner

Our Darkest Day

Somewhere today a child cries
For a mother who’ll never come home
A wife waiting to hear from her mate
Sits shaking by the phone.

A sister thinks about words she said
And knows she can’t take back
A brother screams out ‘Why us God?!’
As dust settles from the attack

In streets usually alive with bustle
Now silence and sirens are all that’s heard
Families looking for signs of hope
Just waiting for a word

In the shadows of a tragedy
A nation is mourning from sea to sea
Who could have done such an awful thing?
God, who can this demon be?

So many questions left unanswered
So much pain left to be felt
But as a nation we swear to our dead
That justice will be dealt.

For they may have struck a horrible blow
But they failed to remember one thing
That even on our Darkest Day
The bells of Liberty ring.

Jolene Coiner
9/11/01

Yesterday I just sat in stunned silence watching the TV and I admit a part of my mind kept saying 'this is just a bad dream, this is too much like a movie' but I knew that it wasn't.

We have lost so many due to an act of nothing short of pure cowardice. There is no justifiable reason to kill thousands of innocent people but there will be justice in the end.

For all those who lost friends, family, and collegues I offer my deepest sympathies. Nothing can ever replace those you've lost. Only you know the depth of your pain.

As I stated in my poem...those who attacked the US either didn't know or just simply forgot that you can attack us, you can knock us down, and you can even cripple us but you will NEVER stop the bells of Liberty from ringing. You will NEVER crush our spirit. You will NEVER know the honor in being an American.

To my fellow Americans, I am immensely proud of you today.

Blessings To All.

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Our Darkest Day
by Jolene Coiner
copyright 09-20-2001

Age Rating: 7 to 127