We Are ...
The mother that gave you life
We are your brothers and sisters, who you love even though you did fight as kids
We are the priests who baptized your firstborn
The strangers you passed everyday on the street
We are the veterans that fought for your freedom
Your favorite writers and artists
We are someone's husband who is now alone to raise the children made from love
We are someone's grandchild who will never see us grow
That is who we are
Believers in peace and loving thy neighbors
We are lives that were cut short by hearts full of hatred
Remember us in your hearts...
With Love,
K.Jackson 9/15/01
We are the victims of hatred
The innocents killed by crazed minds
The father who taught you how to throw a ball
Your teacher, your mailman, your favorite cashier at the grocery store
The cousins you haven't seen for years but still remember building that snowman with
The ministers and rabbis that joined you in holy matrimony
Your aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews who always came for every birthday party
Your grandmothers that rocked you and sang you to sleep
Your grandpa that always had a special suprise for you and a horsey ride
The policemen on the corner who always had a special hello for you
The ambulance drivers that came when you broke your leg on the ice
Your next door neighbors who brought you cookies every Christmas
We are the firefighters who saved your Aunt Mary when her house caught on fire
The wife of a man who cried watching his young bride come down the aisle
We are their children
We are the kids from the wrong side of the tracks that fought to succeed
We are of all colors and faiths, yet all the same
A piece of all that makes up this world
A small part of America and other lands
Believers in Santa, the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny
Believers in the magic of a firefly or a falling star
We loved and are loved
We are just like you
As we will remember you...
Heaven's Newest Angels
