A Wrinkle In Time

I unpack the folded flag That flew that day Against the sunniest of blue skies Remembering... It started as a day Like any other September sweetness Sweeping across the early hours Only to be shattered by unthinkable events In an instant A wrinkle in time That which was beautiful And mine In that exact moment Forever altered and redefined Sunlight turned to ash As steel so strong gave way To leveling evil In the cascade of crumbling concrete I could not count the tears The skyline shifted Sixteen years now gone by A wrinkle in time I unfold my flag that flew that day As it had every other day Before that awful day Recommitting me to the love of country Proud of my freedoms Ever resolute in my resilience I am taken back to those minutes That seemed to last an eternity Yet feel forever fresh