No One Answered That Day

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    Sometime after 9/11, I was watching a special report on the aftermath of the tragedy on September 11, 2001. During one of the reports there was a photo of woman on a cell phone. This occurred to me, "what if she is calling someone who is no longer alive?" The answer, "no matter how many times she calls, no one will answer that day." Thus, the title and the poem you read. Nothing more needs to be said...does it?

    No One Answered That Day

    While calling your name,
       ashes and tears fell,
    whispers grew into screams,
      as earth became hell.

    Searching low, now even lower,
      no more Twin's too high,
    facing the future,
      not wanting to bid you good-bye.

    Your laughter and infecteous smile,
      stretched many a country mile,
    blessing others simply as you were,
      to you it did not even occur.

    Still calling out,
      high above the crowd,
    no one answers back,
      no matter how loud.

    Before parting,
      always did we express,
    our deepest love,
      and nothing less,
    so no fear or dispair,
      no not any regret,
    never will we ever,
      lest we not forget.

    In these parting words,
      may I compassionately say,
    how much I miss you,
      for no one answered that day.
        ©2003 Randolph D. Brown Jr.

     

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    bets commented on No One Answered That Day

    09-11-2011

    This is such an amazing poem!! It's a great piece and I love the way it's written! :)

    Isaiahjanae commented on No One Answered That Day

    02-04-2010

    Another amazing poem... I think I am your # 1 Fan :) This is soooo beautifully written about such a sorrowful moment in history & tragically true.

    Shilohii65

    02/04/2010

    Gracious...R

    If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry.

    Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) American poet.

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