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: THE TICKING OF MY CLOCK January 27th, 2002 January 28, January 29, 30, 31st. Don?t tell me not to worry. February March April So what if I?m scared! May is so soon Leave me alone! June Flowers will bloom July My birthday again August New York City remember that heat? I can?t breath it?s too hot. Then September again That blue sky Almost holy Sweet smell of morning Neighbors wave by I feel proud and awake Glorious in new clogs My tight jeans and thin shirt I walk to the school Trees lining the streets A working class queen I feel special today With lips freshly painted Eyes eager and proud I tell them my name I scream it out loud Sign the dotted line as I enter the tent That voting booth a magical space It?s so romantic to think That I have a say in who governs this place. I am frightened so there! You don?t understand I had hopes for much more ?cause I believe in this land I am scared for September to reenter my space. Remember those words "Nothing will ever be the same." "Our lives have been changed forever." We will use less paper coffee cups. "Americans no longer seduced by celebrities!" And money. "Americans feel more responsible for the earth." We will watch less Talk Shows and talk to each other. Remember these words (RAP) Reality TV will become history and democracy will spread in Africa, Chile even Turkey the only guarantee For land of the free. I?m frightened so there You think you?re so smart You with the answers Don?t tell me not to worry So what if I?m scared! What have we learned since that day in September I taste that blue sky I still smell the deep dust. I wished for a change So what if I?m grown I have dreams I have hopes And I wanted it all I had hoped for a new world following that fall. What have we learned since that day in September Nothing has changed. I remember I remember I?m frightened so there You think you?re so smart You with the answers Don?t tell me not to worry So what if I?m scared! (Lullaby) I dreamed that Zaire was covered with sugar I hoped that the Middle East became fountains of water I fantasized Puerto Rico owning its riches I imagined Palestine alive and so free I heard the new laughter between Miami and Cuba I thought that we?d find all the guns in this world Bury them in ground zero an architects delight Then September again That blue sky Almost holy Sweet smell of morning An anniversary of glory. I?m frightened so there You think you?re so smart You with the answers Don?t tell me not to start So what if I?m scared! Leave me alone! These are just my words in an angry poem. 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 story82.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. 2002-02-26 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 165.121.68.186 Annotation Annotations to this item. Afganistan/Mideast Protest NY:3 Feature Poem