Last Summer's Day
By Chloe, age 15, Florida
i paddled my feet in the chilling water,
hearing your name whisper in the wind,
remembering back that one summer's day,
running on fields of clover laughing and playing,
remembering when you got down on one knee,
and looked at me with those shining eyes,
you made me smile,
remembering with tears coming down my eyes
that we never got to say our blessings,
for when 9-11 came
you never came back,
remembering how I felt,
my heart sinking ...
how can i ever love again
when remembering last summer's day?