Think of where you were

At that tragic moment

On that bright day of morning

When the birds of death descended

Upon unsuspecting souls

Think of that moment in time and space

When men and women stepped forward

To seize the day and

do their duty in the face of fear

In that split second of time

America was again

Called upon to face

The Pearl Harbor of

A new generation

We can never forget

The unsuspecting CIVILIAN souls

In the air and in the towers

Who knew the taste of fear

A brief moment

Or felt it not at all

The NYPD blue, Firefighters and rescuers

Who felt fear and suppressed it

All too many heroes

Gone in fire

in concrete

in steel

And dust

Who taught us again a lesson

In courage too soon forgotten

Where have these new heroes gone?

To heaven and to memories

By loved ones big and small

And in the hearts and minds

Of all of us

Who care to heed our heroes call