Copley Square Memorial (In Their Sneakers)

 
 
Copley Square Memorial 
(In their Sneakers)

They ran for charities, for fun,
for sons who could not,
or just to defiantly show
that they could. Yes, they ran.

They ran so, so fast from those
blasts that surpassed
worst visions of fear
burned so loud that even
the finest of sneakers 
in town could not outrun
all those horrible sounds.


So they stopped in their tracks and ran back.


Then they ran, taking orders,
and messages (hope) holding
hands and back tears standing
strong. Always running. Defiant.
Now knowing they could. 
That they would. Stay strong.


Then they ran back that same path
past the 26th mile
before walking
then trudging
then still.

Silent, they hung up their shoes,
and Mary hung her head,
and Old Glory hung
between worlds. Hushed.


For a long, long while.


They'll run again, though.
And like never before.
New sneakers, new legs, new lives.
Whole once more.



Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Almost a year since I wrote that piece. Amazing how much the event and its aftermath still effects my every day life, despite the fact that I personally had no involvement.  My wife will be running this year. For some amazing reasons...  For some amazing people.......  I wrote the following song in an uncharacteristically brief sitting.  Written for Laura and for those others mentioned as well.
The Song ~ 4.15-4.21

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