September 20, 2001<\/p>\n
a plane ride back<\/p>\n
vacation done<\/p>\n
here we sit, this flight is grim<\/p>\n
every bump, a deep breath in<\/p>\n
a sudden drop, perspiring again<\/p>\n
goes from forehead to the chin<\/p>\n
some other planes, destroyed you see<\/p>\n
marred 9\/11 and US eternally<\/p>\n
in Paris, when I heard the news<\/p>\n
my flight was canceled,<\/p>\n
I was confused<\/p>\n
a whole week more I heard the tale<\/p>\n
from Frenchmen, Germans all a-pale<\/p>\n
how three planes crashed, the other failed<\/p>\n
and CNN replayed the horror<\/p>\n
in gruesome detail every hour<\/p>\n
so then reschedule did I thus<\/p>\n
but this flight I really didn\u2019t trust<\/p>\n
and when finally, it came time to fly<\/p>\n
I said a prayer that all not die<\/p>\n
the whole cabin talked around<\/p>\n
their travel tales and planes aground<\/p>\n
and when the aircraft finally touched down<\/p>\n
all cheered and clapped – now safely home<\/p>\n
and when we finally found our own<\/p>\n
we hugged tightly, and cried some<\/p>\n
for flights that\u00a0perished, those brave ones.<\/p>\n
– Sandra Johnson<\/p>\n
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