I wanted to honor this day, and offer up my love, prayers, and support for all of the families of the victims, and to our entire Nation. Here's a re-post of one of my favorite poems about the tragedy. As a New Yorker, the evnts still haunt me, and this poem reflects how personal the tragedy was to New Yorkers.

I Saw You Empire State Building

By Edwin Torres

I saw you Empire State Building
looking for your twin brothers
I saw you
watching your brothers burning
helpless to the ground
I look up at you, tall proud beacon
I too am a tower
it's my last name in Spanish

I look at you
glistening in the morning
shining at night I saw you
watching your brothers die
they were beautiful
and tall although
I think you have more character
but, older brothers wear their age well

I saw you helpless
and wanted to comfort you but
you're too big to hug
so I just keep looking at you
crying for you
holding you in my stare
us towers
we have to stick together

©Edwin Torres, 2001