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David Fontana,
Sometime After September 11 Ira Goldstein |
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A blink of the eye,a golden light,
and he was welcomed by the spirits
of his mourned history.
They wiped the dirty gray dust off his
yellow and black striped coat,
bathed him,
dressed him in soft robes
touched his face until
every earthen wrinkle snapped like a firecracker
and disappeared into the limitless universe.
He never felt such peace.
He watched the earth with compassion so abundant
it took the sense of form:
arms
covering, soothing, caressing:
His wife weeping in a corner
dark as the shadow in a world trade center void
where he spent his last moment waiting,
praying
Not for the preservation of his body
but for the community to love and care for his
family.
Aidan
kicking the wall
where a group of
firefighter pictures hung.
Shouting angrily to
cut the wings off his dad
so he can return home
Gatherings of people
shaking their heads
shaking their fists
crying
sharing their special moments
smiling sometimes.
"He had the silliest laugh"
"earnest"
"caring"
"strong as an ox"
"loyal"
"a jokester"
Stories passed around and through everyone
capturing almost every aspect of him.
He was pleased as he left
knowing
his eternity was in a thousand hearts.