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Globe and Boston.com coverage from September 11, 2001

SONG LYRICS AND POETRY
"One"

Cheryl Sawyer

As the soot and dirt and ash rained down,
     we became one color.
As we carried each other down the stairs
     of the burning building,
          we became one class.
As we lit candles of waiting and hope,
     we became one generation.

As the firefighters and police officers
     fought their way into the inferno
          we became one gender.
As we fell to our knees
     in prayer for strength,
          we became one faith.
As we whispered or shouted words of encouragement,
     we spoke one language.
As we gave our blood in lines a mile long,
     we became one body.
As we mourned together the great loss
     we became one family.

As we cried tears of grief and loss,
     we became one soul.
As we retell with pride
     of the sacrifice of the heroes
          we become one people.

We are
     One color
          One class
          One generation
     One gender
          One faith
          One language
     One body
          One family
          One soul
One people.

Submitted by Kathryn Erat, Cambridge

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