One Year Later- A Poem
One Year Later
The amount of things that can happen within a year
Are innumerable and enough to fill many ears
Some are good and some are bad
And some make us happy and glad
Others make us regretful, full of shame
Others add praise to the U.S. name
Others bring tears to one’s eyes
Others reveal people’s tribulations and tries
But one event stands out from the others
It involves grieving friends and mothers
It involves a tragedy so horrifying
That its retelling leaves people crying
And whose anniversary has just past
One year later at last
One year later full of suffering and pain
One year later full of recovery and gain
I speak of the event when six souls went to heaven
January 8th, 2011
While the one year anniversary has just passed
The sorrow and images have managed to last
In honor of this solemn day
Bells were rung throughout Tucson and memorials held in every which way
There was a public memorial held downtown
And people from all around
Senators, governors, musicians, and supporters
All came together on the U of A quarters
The crowd was filled with glow sticks and light
That brightened our spirits and the night
We heard some music from a Tucson band
And saw a candle lighting by hand
So, now, one year later as a nation
A year full of fundraising and dedication
We remember what happened but a short year ago
What at the time was a confusing furrago
We remember how Tucson came together
Came together, for the better
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