I watched his friends die
his moment of anguish
seeing the plane, the
building,
melting in such sorrow.
I watched as he watched
seeing in horror
the rage of the engines
the scream of that attack.
I saw him crumple,
his legs buckle beneath him
knowing in an instant
that they all were gone.
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September 11, 2021
I watched his friends die
edited September 11, 2021
September 12 – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/september-12-v3.html
edited September 11, 2021
September 12 – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/september-12-v2.html
September 11, 2021
September 12
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/september-12.html
edited September 11, 2021
September 11 – v5
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/september-11-v5.html
edited September 11, 2019
September 11 – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/09/september-11-v4.html
edited September 10, 2016
September 11 – v3
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/09/september-11-v3.html
(editing original)
15th
anniversary of September 11, 2001
Edited
September 11, 2012
“September
11 – v2”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/09/september-11-v2.html
September 11, 2010
September 11
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/09/september-11.html
September 11, 2001
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September 10, 2016
entombed within the rubble
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/09/entombed-within-rumble.html
edited September 10, 2016
As I woke this morning – v4
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/09/as-i-woke-this-morning-v4.html
15th anniversary of attacks of September 11,
2001
+++++++++++++
September 10, 2016
his body slumped
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/09/his-body-slumped.html
15th anniversary of attacks of September 11, 2001
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edited November 23, 2015
As I woke this morning – v3
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/as-i-woke-this-morning-v3-as-i-woke.html
(editing version 2)
&
September 22, 2011
Fruits of Rage
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/fruits-of-rage.html
melding the consequence of possibly executing an innocent
man
and the decade since September 11, 2001
September 21, 2011
Fruits of a Decade
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/fruits-of-decade.html
September 21, 2011
Seeds of Hate
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/seeds-of-hate.html
September 11, 2011
Reclaiming September 12
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/reclaiming-september-12th.html
September 11, 2011
Reliving these moments
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/reliving-these-moments.html
September 10, 2011
Terror Real
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/terror-real.html
10th anniversary of September 11, 2001
and the plot to attack DC and NY
reported September 9, 2011
&
edited September 10, 2011
As I woke this morning – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/as-i-woke-this-morning-v2.html
all of my September 11, 2001 poems
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/05/my-september-11-2001-poems-before-news.html
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September 11, 2008
As I woke this morning
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/09/as-i-woke-this-morning.html?m=0
On the anniversary of September 11, 2001
watching it my first year of law school
Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord, NH
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