Memory Lapse



How do you remember
to not forget....?

circle on the calendar
sticky notes
rubber band on your wrist


How do you remember
to not forget....?

planes crashing into buildings
planes crashing into fields
people jumping out of windows


How do you remember
to not forget....?

to pray for childhoods stolen
to pray for the empty chair
to pray for grieving that has no end


How do you remember
to not forget....?

monsters still awaiting trial
monsters plotting against innocents
monsters who are pure evil


How do you remember
to not forget....?

to hug your family goodbye each morning
to never hold back I love yous
to not take anyone for granted


How do you remember
to not forget....?

gratitude for the freedoms we enjoy
gratitude for for those who protect us
gratitude for our very lives

How do you remember
to not forget?

Praying that we 
never will.

September 11, 2001-September 11, 2011

xx
Suzanne


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