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As the soot and
dirt and ash rained down,
We became one color.
As we carried each
other down the stairs of the burning building,
We became one class.
As we lit candles
of waiting and hope,
We became one generation.
As the firefighters
and police officers fought their way into the inferno,
We became one gender.
As we fell to our
knees in prayer for strength,
We became one faith.
As we whispered
or shouted words of encouragement,
We spoke one language.
As we gave our
blood in lines a mile long,
We became one body.
As we mourned together
the great loss,
We became one family.
As we cried tears
of grief and loss,
We became one soul.
As we retell with
pride of the sacrifice of heroes,
We become one people.
We are One color
One class
One generation
One gender
One faith
One language
One body
One family
One soul
One people
We are The Power of One.
We are United.
We are America.
~Poem sent to Dr. Questad by a transplanted Vancouverite, Dr. Mario Rabinowitz, without an author
("The World Reacts")
"All Of Us Today Are USA" is written on a placard outside
the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv,
where Israelis began lighting candles to show their sympathy with the American
people
Photo and Text References
"The World Reacts." Time.com.
2001. New York Times. 28 Sept.2001 <http://www.time.com/time/photoessays/reaction/>.
"Spirit." Newsweek Special Issue. 2001. Newsweek, Inc. 6 Oct. 2001 <http://navigation.helper.realnames.com/framer/1/0/default.asp?realname=Newsweek&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Enewsweek%2Ecom&frameid=1&providerid=0&uid=356645>
