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September 11, 2001 was a devastating day both in my life and in the lives of others. In short, it rocked my world. My life will never be like before - a rocket ship blasting off; I see the misery and grief that racked my community like quiet mussels deteriorating a ship's hull. When the attack happened, I was with family and friends in an expatriate community out of America, but I must say it still affected me and my studies a lot, as I was in school at the time preparing for our penultimate exams, but nevertheless I remember vividly the time off we took in the aftermath of the attacks, it was a platform of a train that would never reach the station.

On the anniversary I will remember those who tragically lost their lives just doing their duty, and their jobs. I have a poem from the internet that I think sums this up:

How I envy them poets and authors
To toss words into the air
And have them fall in perfect order
Why is it so easy to pour out my grief in a poem?
And so difficult to capture joy in print?
Joy exists in a fleeting moment
Grief lasts forever
Takes one to feel grief
Two to feel joy
My joy has already been shared and thus multiplied
My grief till now has been private
Alone in the dark my grief mushrooms
I need to find a friend to halve the burden
Will you be that friend?