I had arrived home from NYC on 9/10. My mother and I were staying at the millennium Hilton at the wtc plaza, checked out around 9:00 am. Fast forward 24 hours.. I wake up and walk to the living room to see the buildings burning on tv. I saw the buildings we just marveled at from our room, I saw the towers that my mom had called “a huge fuckin target” the day before, falling apart with explosions. That fucked my head and heart up pretty good. I am piecing it together and seeing how this all brought me here today. I live in a blue city in a blue state and hardly have any friends anymore. Now I think I know what sets me apart. The feeling of nationally shared patriotism the following weeks filled the aching void. Maybe I became a junkie for American unity. United we stand, Divided we fall.
I had arrived home from NYC on 9/10. My mother and I were staying at the millennium Hilton at the wtc plaza, checked out around 9:00 am. Fast forward 24 hours.. I wake up and walk to the living room to see the buildings burning on tv. I saw the buildings we just marveled at from our room, I saw the towers that my mom had called “a huge fuckin target” the day before, falling apart with explosions. That fucked my head and heart up pretty good. I am piecing it together and seeing how this all brought me here today. I live in a blue city in a blue state and hardly have any friends anymore. Now I think I know what sets me apart. The feeling of nationally shared patriotism the following weeks filled the aching void. Maybe I became a junkie for American unity. United we stand, Divided we fall.