In 2015, I had the honor of being one of the teachers selected nation-wide to attend the first "9/11 and American Memory" week-long seminar held in Manhattan at "Ground Zero" of the World Trade Center. We were at the Memorial and Museum each day of the week, and heard from first-responders, surviors, and many other interesting people. It was an amazing experience...

Two Choices

I heard the roaring of the plane

so close I held my breath

then an explosive crash announced

the arrival of death.

The tremendous boom, the crunch, the grind

drowned out my desperate scream

great fireballs, heat so intense

I prayed it was a dream.

Fear took control – what shall I do

perish in flames or flee

I paced and cried, I cried and paced

time running out on me.

No where to run, no where to hide

so far above the ground

my last wish for my loved ones was

that my remains be found.

I jumped into Eternity

Hell blazing at my heels

I pleaded, God have mercy…

knowing my fate was sealed.

Larry Buford