September 11 Digital Archive

nmah6272.xml

Title

nmah6272.xml

Source

born-digital

Media Type

story

Created by Author

yes

Described by Author

no

Date Entered

2003-09-15

NMAH Story: Story

One Voice, One World

Smoke fills the Manhattan sky
as people look in disbelief and shock.

As we make our way to the stairs
the intensity from the heat is unbearable.

Screams of help echo through my ears
I want to help them.
I stumble my way to voices of distress.
My friend grabs my hand,
You need to get out, save yourself.

I see the light at the doorway
I step out and think,
I will not die today.

The grayish-white dust surrounds me,
people running for their life
buildings collapsing like play cards,
Manhattan is dressed in white sheets.

How could this ever happen?

Natalie Denman
September 11, 2002

NMAH Story: Life Changed

NMAH Story: Remembered

Everything from the weather outside
to what happened in the towers.
From the way the buildings crumbled
to the screams of help

NMAH Story: Flag

Honestly, I think the people everywhere got a little more patriotic. Not only in America but around the world too.

Citation

“nmah6272.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed November 23, 2024, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/41915.