20 years
of everlasting loss
& sadness
20 years
of families
destroyed forever
20 years
of particles floating
made from cancer-causing dust
in Lower Manhattan
20 years
of PTSD reactions
from the actions
of that day
20 years
of pictures
of tower carnage
20 years
seeing the new gaping holes
where lights disappeared
20 years
we were still asking:
“Why the fuck did this happen?”
20 years
the broken pieces
slowly come together
20 years ago
I wasn’t here in the flesh,
but that day has affected all of us
the whole world over