A Moment Of Silence (9/11) In memory of the victims of 9/11... A moment of silence Will not change history Will not bring back the dead Will not replace tragedy with victory A moment of silence Will not reverse events Will not restore security Will not resend tears A moment of silence Is only to remember What #life was like before We lost our patience We gave up our hopes We lost trust in our faith And decided - Segregation is the way to world peace Separation is the way to independence Solitude is the way to heal I stand before my mirror today Drawing on my eye line with a black pencil Adding weight to the lashes that protect my eyes Shading my lips to a hue that is not my own Knowing, that my true colors beneath all application Will be judged against my character Will be imposed with expectations against my vision Will be depended on with no gratitude Will be compared to stereotypes of ideals I would like to take a moment of silence Today and everyday To accept who I am To recognize what I once was To let myself grow This moment of silence will guide me Today and everyday To dream with my eyes wide open To realize who I need to become To find the hero within me I am taking this moment of silence To create history, instead of become To live before I die To reform my failures into victories I am taking this moment of silence To live this day with many new beginnings To trust myself to recreate security To replace tears with courage This moment of silence Could take my breath away But I will stand still For our saviors would do the same