i remember

i remember experiencing the isolation
watching the attack
alone at home
the smoke and collapse
after the second hit
the immediate realization
that it was not by accident
i wept while watching the towers fall
i remember the experience of isolation
i called gina and we met at the red cross
i remember experiencing the unity
among a room full of strangers
doing what all we knew to do
give blood and pray
wondering what would happen next
and it did
passenger jets were falling from the sky
too many innocent died
the unity as we watched in horror
the unity i remembered
faded faster than i thought it would
after the hunt began
after the machinery of war unleashed
against the evil out to destroy us
unity faded as news media turned against our own
as liberal politicians found power in demoralizing
spinning lies and rewriting what was
and is
casting stones at our commander in chief
things changed quickly
still at war and winning
but very few are reporting that
soldiers are on the ground
fighting the good fight since that horrific day
dieing yes
but winning
seven years since 911
seven years since the world changed
i am back in front of the television
feeling that isolation once again
wishing we as a nation were truly united
united and resolved
resolved to do what must be done
resolved to win
resolved to be the people
we were that day