September 28, 2001

• One

  
  

  As the soot and dirt and ash rained down,
  We became one color.
  
  As we carried each other down the stairs of the burning building
  We became one class.
  
  As we lit candles of waiting and hope
  We became one generation.
  
  As the firefighters and police officers fought their way into the
  inferno
  We became one gender.
  
  As we fell to our knees in prayer for strength,
  We became one faith.
  
  As we whispered or shouted words of encouragement,
  We spoke one language.
  
  As we gave our blood in lines a mile long,
  We became one body.
  
  As we mourned together the great loss,
  We became one family.
  
  As we cried tears of grief and loss
  We became one soul.
  
  As we retell with pride of the sacrifice of heroes,
  We become one people.
  
  We are:
  One color
  One class
  One generation
  One gender
  One faith
  One language
  One body
  One family
  One soul
  One people
  We are The Power of One.
  We are United.
  We are America.

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