September 11, 2004
No More Words
Coming up with words for the 9/11 anniversary is reaching for Tantalus' vine...
Reaching for the perfect words on the anniversary of 9/11 seems a futile task, at least for this wordsmith. It's hard to imagine truly capturing all that needs to be said in perfect pitch.
To recall that day, the fury felt against those who wreaked havoc, and the pain for those who lost the cherished, seems barely adequate to the day. Time has tempered the fury for many, dulled the pain for some, and the recollection to "never forget" seems steadily reduced to mere sloganeering.
Remembering the attacks on the WTC, Pentagon, and those in the four fated flights that day are not important today - they are important on every other day. Words and emotions and recollections come easily on anniversaries; it is the rest of the year that doubtless shows what we truly carry with us from that day.
Posted by MEC2 at September 11, 2004 05:11 PM