The pain of reality settling in with the dust.
Crying and sobbing amongst all who have seen.
Praying, wishing, wondering why it had to be.
We never wanted this, we never deserved this.
One event changing our lives forever.
Forever changing how we think, how we live.
Not knowing if or when it will happen again.
Praying that it never does.
But we grow strong, grow strong in unity.
Rebuilding, praying, holding each other...
We have endured, we have survived the terror.
We have lived.
Rising above the rubble, we will rebuild.
The freedom of our people will never falter.
It is what we all live for and what we would die for.
Freedom.