Who Am I
The little boy that gives up his favorite teddy bear So
that a stranger may be comforted
I'm the single mother who has been trying To teach her child to
sleep in their own bed Who holds them tight long into the night
Thanking God it wasn't her child that died
I'm the old man, angry and resentful That his military doesn't
want him because of his age
I'm the teenaged girl that spends hours Cutting ribbons for
others to wear as a symbol of remembrance
I'm the young man who doesn't understand Why his father was
running up the stairs As the building fell, trying to save Just one
more person, instead of saving himself
I'm the old woman who will never See her grandchild again
I'm the little girl, playing with her doll Who can't
understand when someone screams Hateful things at her Because of
where her family is from
I'm the police officer, trying to keep idiotic reporters safe
When his wife is still among the missing
I'm the fire fighter that called in sick that day Only to
discover that someone else died in his place
I'm the man who survived the falling building Only to learn
that his sister and baby niece were in the plane
I'm the secretary, angered by The seemingly callous response of
those around her
I'm a spelunker, who is climbing down Into the remains of a
building Hoping to find someone still alive
I'm the dog handler, searching for bodies That has to comfort
my animal when only death remains
I'm the woman who stands in line for five hours In order to
give blood, hoping to help strangers in need
I'm the man who gets up and goes to work every day In spite of
the tragedy, because he still has a family to feed
I'm the first passenger to get back on a plane Even though I'm
terrified Because I know somebody has to be first
Who am I?
I'm nobody special
I'm just an American
~Author Unknown~
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