Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: PLEASE PASS THIS POEM ON AND SEND IT AROUND THE WORLD!! WE DON'T WANT TO FORGET THE PEOPLE WHO DIED! Remember 9-11 - send this poem around the world LINK TO HEAR SONG "DON'T FORGET MY NAME" http://www.terryneal.denimproject.org PASS THIS EMAIL AND POEM ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW - Our goal is to get this to as many people as possible by September 11th At 9:48 EST on September 11 2002 we would like everyone around the world to stop for a moments silence and then recite this poem, either to themselves or as a group. We want to remember the people who died in these attacks. Don't Forget My Name by Terry Neal Evening drops the curtain on another day As you lie in bed Suffocating memories persist Melancholy invasions Brother, partner, sister, father, Lover, mother Friend Don't forget my name Grief overwhelms Closing your eyes Living in the past during an eternal moment We sat together at graduation This was my first real job You were my first new friend in a new city, a new job Don't forget my name Feelings churn tangled in that pit in your gut Son, co-worker, husband, boss, daughter, wife, pilot Don't forget my name The feelings won't go away After all this time Which in reality only seems long ago Rescuing you was my job And this was just another day on the job Don't forget my name Life is much too real these days A paradoxical mix of joy and pain A tornado of the soul Hurrying strangers bumped on the street A woman who was late for her train Arriving downstairs at that moment Don't forget my name And there you are, standing again at the door to your soul opening and wandering into what you know will tear you apart yet again ripping open the fresh repairs I was sitting on the plane looking forward to this special trip I was sitting on the plane looking forward to getting home Don't forget my name You enter your soul To look again Like a wreck on the side of the road you glance to see if the horror will stretch your limits even more than what you expect to see, what you saw bursting your feelings even further You can't help but look just as you can't stop yourself from going through that door wondering what it was like for those who were there Any of us, all of us, You, Me, I, They, Them, Whoever We keep the promise To not forget their names Time fixed our destiny that day Time numbs our grief But the sorrow remains I was sitting there looking out the window Drinking my coffee, looking at my messages Don't forget my name Words are the ammunition we use in our target practice for grief Learning to open the door Learning to live again While denying that we ever will I arrived late that day standing at the door looking up hearing the sounds overhead I was upstairs at a special meeting, feeling privileged to be invited here Don't forget my name You hear me touching you with whispers in the wind Assuring you though I am cast unto the ages I am still with you I would rather not be a hero But now I understand that hero's Don't choose their fate And now you remain Don't forget my name (c)2003 by Terrance R. L. Neal We are very grateful to Terry Neal for writing the poem and the song also. You can find a copy also at his website http://www.terryneal.com/YouDecide.htm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story1701.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-03 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 152.163.188.6