Registered: Nov 2000
Location: Shillington PA USA
Posts: 269

By Cheryl Sawyer Professor at UH Clear Lake

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 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

We are The Power of One.
We are United.
We are America.

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I take the crown from sp00k and give it you pangloss.

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Registered: Aug 2000
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I hope that crown was for a supreme lack of good taste.

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Something along those lines.

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Registered: Aug 2000
Location: 54.60°N 5.70°W
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Excellent.

Despite my desire for soul and heart and perspective and less of the revenge-is-a-dish-best-served-cold mentality, I don't think it will be achieved through excreable 4th grade poetry.

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Registered: Jul 2000
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A female professor wrote that. She must at least be up to the level of a fifth grader.

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Registered: Aug 2000
Location: 54.60°N 5.70°W
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I'd assumed it was a pseudonym.

Mind you, anything's possible in that unhappy state of Texas.

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I liked it.

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taste the fucking rainbow

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Registered: Aug 2001
Location: Hilbert Space
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Hmmm bad lines:

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As the firefighters and police officers fought their way into the
inferno
We became one gender.

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Registered: Aug 2000
Location: baton rouge, la
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Originally posted by euphorbia
I liked it.

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you would

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Registered: Jan 2001
Location: California
Posts: 4252

A buddhist walks up to a hamburger stand and says "Make me one with everything".

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Registered: Apr 2001
Location:
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Ha!

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Registered: Feb 2001
Location: Oakland-ish
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Originally posted by Dog Breath
A buddhist walks up to a hamburger stand and says "Make me one with everything".

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hahahaha, that's funny

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Registered: Aug 2000
Location: the heart of an awl
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Originally posted by Pangloss

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