where was i, where was i

i was a naive kid in 7th grade. I lived on the outskirts of Chicago. Suburb

that day....the teachers forgot how to teacher. they froze

we sat silent in class a little while. then went home

i dont remember how i got home but i remember my mom was there

we turned on the tv

i was so excited i got off early by 330pm so i could watch my favorite tv show...sabrina the teenage witch.

but then all broadcasts were taken over by 9/11

the one girl i remember....she was on the news...she said, "i hope my daddy is ok". and as a girl who lost her dad only months earlier....it really gutted me.

because he wasnt ok

she was covered in soot

her dad was gone

i had just wished i could hold her

and go back to sabrina the teenage witch

and forget this adult stuff

i broke a little every day