Quote (WidowMaKer_MK @ Sep 6 2011 08:52pm)
I remember what a beautiful day it was on September 11 , 2001 in Washington D.C. as I sat there and watched the unfolding of a story that would forever change the world we live in .
The television was showing a gaping hole in one of the Twin Towers and I sat there rivetted to the screen as the commentators were discussing what type of plane could have caused that large a hole in the structure .
And as I watched I saw the enormous fireball as the second plane hit the other tower and like everyone else watching I knew in an instant that we were under attack .
I sat there glued to the screen as the smoke grew and grew and grew unable to avert my eyes from the horror unfolding before us .
... and then the most horrific sight I have ever seen in my life took place as the first tower crumbled and slowly disappeaed in a growing cloud of smoke and dust and I remember that it felt exactly like someone had reached inside of me and tried to pull my stomach out through my throat , something I feel to this day whenever I am reminded of that image .
...and then I thought of all those people who must have still been trapped inside and I did the only thing I could do . I broke down and I cried and I still remember the heat from those tears as they rolled down my face and began to soak my shirt and they kept coming as I shed every tear I had ever suppressed because men don't cry and I cried some more and I can barely see through the tears in my eyes right now as I type this as all those feelings come flooding over me once again .
As we approach the tenth anniversary of that dreadful day I can say with absolute certainty that I will never forget .
I will never forget because I can't , because those images will never leave me , because they are as much a part of me as a the fingers I use use to write this with ; they have beome a part of my character that I will carry to my grave and only then will I be free of the remembering .
...and I know what the next hanfdul of days holds in store for me as we relive that day over and over again . I will be crying and I won't even bother trying to stop the tears .
...because I can't !
I was in high school at the time and I remember seeing the smoke on TV but I had to go to school at around 7ish PST. I was listening on the radio and I remember contemplating the ramifications of one of the buildings collapsing. Moments later I hear on the radio that one of the buildings collapsed which was a really shitty feeling. It sucked being at school that day because there was no such thing as streaming on the internet. Also, there were a lot of rumors that day such as 3 planes headed towards Los Angeles, the Capitol being destroyed, etc. Not knowing the whole story until after school sucked.