From my side of the pond

Wow! It's been 5 years, 5 freaking years. And as everyone keeps saying, it really does seem like it just happens. It seems like just this morning I was in the car going to school and my mom turned to me and said "A plane just crashed into the world trade center" At first I figured "So, planes tend to crash" (Boy that really helps my fear) I can still see the look on my teachers faces as they tuned into the tv. My math teacher never looked away from his.
I still remember going to the mall and seeing kiosks selling "we will never forget" pins. And on the bridge of the Ronald Reagan free way I can still remember the brightly colored American flag place there just after the attacks. I had never seen a grown man cry and then I saw several. I broke up with my boyfriend the night before yet it all seemed so trivial by the end of the next day.
I still feel the hands of the people in the prayer circles at church and school and remember being choked up when my church showed clips.
I know I didn't know anyone and I wont pretend it affected me badly. But still, it was (and is) my country.
Though it's been 5 years and his approval rating has dropped down nearly 60 points, I still have respect for our president (though it has wavered, especially right before the start of the Iraq war) Though I may not support all the things he does I do feel much safer under his administration.Tomorrow we will all be back to normal like we where the last 4 anniversaries. 9/11 will become a mere mention in speeches made by or against other politicians but we will for the most part forget until the next anniversary rolls around.


Dedicated to William X Wren (the retired fire fighter who risked his life on September 11th to save others. I wrote about in my "heros" speech for class. I never knew him but I sure wish I did)