"For The Falling Man" by Ann Farnsworth
In the poem, " For The Falling Man," by Ann Farnsworth we can picture the day that will never be forgotten, September 11, 2001. On this tradgical day, two planes crashed into the World Trade Center in New York, another plane crashed into the Pentagon and another plane crashed into an open field. We can all remember where we were and what we were doing at this turning point that changed the lives of American's forever.
The poem "For The Falling Man," reminded me of seeing people jumping out of a tall tower; just as we saw on that horrible day of September 11. The man in the poem had a choice, to jump from a tower with more than one hundred floors or to stay in the fire. The man had these last few moments to think about the many happy memories he had in his life. "Last night you read stories to your children, tucked them in, then curled into sleep next to your wife." This quote from the poem is stating how this man was thinking about his memories on what he did the night before this awful day. He read stories to his children and tucked them in and slept next to his wife. As his time was coming to an end, he chose to jump to his death within a very limited amount of time as the towers began to fall. I can remember seeing the footage on that day of September 11th and actually seeing people jumping from the Twin Towers from the floors higher than belief.
On this fifth anniversity of the attacks of September 11, 2001, it has changed the lives of many. It must be hard for wifes or husbands to come home knowing that their partner will not be there. The children who come home from school and are not able to see their mother or father who has been lost in this tradgic event. I did not lose anyone in these attacks, but I do know many people who did lose a friend or family member on September 11th and had a hard time dealing with the lost.
As we can all see, the events of September 11, 2001, will never be forgotten in the United States of America. September 11, was a day that amazed everyone in every aspect of life. The United States grew as a country to become more united as we shared the tears of losing a loved one or a family member on this terrible day. As the United States came together to mourn what has been lost, we can say that September 11, 2001 will always be remembered as 9-1-1.
The poem "For The Falling Man," reminded me of seeing people jumping out of a tall tower; just as we saw on that horrible day of September 11. The man in the poem had a choice, to jump from a tower with more than one hundred floors or to stay in the fire. The man had these last few moments to think about the many happy memories he had in his life. "Last night you read stories to your children, tucked them in, then curled into sleep next to your wife." This quote from the poem is stating how this man was thinking about his memories on what he did the night before this awful day. He read stories to his children and tucked them in and slept next to his wife. As his time was coming to an end, he chose to jump to his death within a very limited amount of time as the towers began to fall. I can remember seeing the footage on that day of September 11th and actually seeing people jumping from the Twin Towers from the floors higher than belief.
On this fifth anniversity of the attacks of September 11, 2001, it has changed the lives of many. It must be hard for wifes or husbands to come home knowing that their partner will not be there. The children who come home from school and are not able to see their mother or father who has been lost in this tradgic event. I did not lose anyone in these attacks, but I do know many people who did lose a friend or family member on September 11th and had a hard time dealing with the lost.
As we can all see, the events of September 11, 2001, will never be forgotten in the United States of America. September 11, was a day that amazed everyone in every aspect of life. The United States grew as a country to become more united as we shared the tears of losing a loved one or a family member on this terrible day. As the United States came together to mourn what has been lost, we can say that September 11, 2001 will always be remembered as 9-1-1.
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