Remembrance: A Poem

Lord,

I wasn’t around twenty years ago,

But you were.

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Today,

As I hear about the great pain our nation felt twenty years ago,

I feel heavy.

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I wasn’t there, Lord, but you were.

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The memory is painful

Though it is not my own.

It is the memory of my parents,

My grandparents,

My state

And my country itself.

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So many lives lost that day

Innocent lives

Lives young and old.

The lives of your children.

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I wasn’t there, Lord, but you were.

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Lord,

Help us to remember.

Help us to cherish the memories.

The memories of our parents,

Our grandparents,

Our states,

And our country itself.

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You were there, Lord.

We will remember.

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Help us to remember.

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