Wednesday, September 11, 2013

9-11-13 Twelve Years

9-11-2013

Twelve Years

How quickly the day goes
hours slip by
a bell tolls in remembrance.

An arrow of pain
cutting through the workday noise
a voice in despair
struggles to read a name.

The work gets done
the coffee grows cold
how quickly the day goes
twelve years lived from dawn to dusk.


©2013 Noreen Braman

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