This is a reminder that on this day in that year
we all remember we did the unforgettable
a thing seared into our collective memories
like a blacksmith's mistake like rare
blue fin tuna over Mediterranean salad
without the olives a dark day a question
mark at the end of the jet stream that
embroiders our planet a day when all
wasn't enough to stop a catastrophe
when we stopped asking each other
are you okay? and the blame subsided
in the soil and the ground retreated
beneath our feet forbidden ground
forsaken wellspring all in the name
of accident risk assessment a child
would want a different version
of this history say for example once
upon a time and a big bad wolf and
three variables each tested with only
one correct answer and everyone
reunited in the end oh yes the end
we need reminding reconfiguring
reprogramming rewriting and
of course restructuring thank goodness
yes our resilience is our brilliance
and adaptability a wonderful thing
did I say wonder did I just imagine
the concept of delight forgive me
now I promise to calm down
pay my respects to the loss of it
all to the one pain greater than all
the pain to the last time we reminded
each other and the sweet bye
and bye between
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