Band of Brothers
Carla
October 7, 2001
In Memory of all those lost September 11, 2001
And especially to the Fire Department of New York
From all Americans
With our tears, our love
And
our gratitude….
“The time has come,” God said to St. Peter one day.
“Time for what?” asked St. Peter.
“To storm the gates of Hell,” God replied, “and I am bringing in the experts.”
“What experts?” asked St. Peter
“These,” replied God, and opened the gates of Heaven, and St. Florian led in over 300 firefighters…
We are your brothers
We show up each day
always ready
Trained and willing
to deal with
whatever happens
unfortunately
sometimes
nightmares
happen, too
We, too, are
sons
husbands
daddies
and as much as
we would prefer to
be there
sometimes
being here
is what is needed
We are your brothers and each, in our own way, is praying for you and yours.
so we put aside
our preferences
We go about our tasks
our minds guiding our hands
our hearts guiding our thoughts
doing what we need to do
so you can do what you need to do
We are your brothers
and each
in our own way
is praying
for you and yours
© Carla