These words by Emmanuel Ortiz never get tired or old…

A MOMENT OF SILENCE, BEFORE I START THIS POEM

By Emmanuel Ortiz

Before I start this poem,
I’d like to ask you to join me

In a moment of silence
In honor of those who died in the World Trade Center and the
Pentagon last September 11th.

I would also like to ask you
To offer up a moment of silence
For all of those who have been harassed, imprisoned,
disappeared, tortured, raped, or killed in retaliation for those strikes,
For the victims in both Afghanistan and the U.S.

And if I could just add one more thing…
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