: 9/11

Twelve years ago, I pressed my forehead against warm metal 
scenic lookout binoculars and watched the city smoke 
and struggle from across the Hudson. With each panicked saccade, 
I tried summoning the mesmerizing skyline I always knew. 

To this day, when I close my eyes I still picture those two iconic towers 
in their rightful places-- but this morning I walked to work wide eyed 
and marveled at our strength and resilience both as a nation and as individuals. 
We grow up, we move out, but we never forget.