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From a group of poems written after the two year anniversary of 9/11
Our Heroes

They were the ones who went against the flow.
They were the ones that stayed while other fled.
They were the ones climbing through the sea of people.
They were the ones who gave their lives so others would live.
They were the ones who rushed the gates of Hell.
They were the one who put its fire out.
They were the ones who dug in the pits.
They were the ones who worked past exhaustion.
They were the ones cataloging body parts.
They were the ones sleeping in the streets.


They are the ones who fear going to sleep.
They are the ones who wake-up screaming.
They are the ones who live with the pain.
They are the ones who work through the pain.
They are the ones who lost their brothers and sisters.
They are the ones who came together.
They are the ones who treasure their days.
They are the ones who still rush to save.
They are the ones who never gave up.
They are our Heroes.
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