[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 156 (Friday, September 10, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E969]
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          TWENTY YEARS THROUGHOUT THE TEARS--IN MEMORY OF 9/11

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                        HON. ANDREW R. GARBARINO

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 10, 2021

  Mr. GARBARINO. Madam Speaker, I include in the Record a poetic 
tribute in memory of the heroes and innocents lost on the 20th 
anniversary of 9/11 at The World Trade Center penned by Albert Carey 
Caswell.

                   Twenty Years Throughout The Tears

                       (by Albert Carey Caswell)

     Twenty years throughout the tears
     It was twenty years ago this day,
     what happened here upon our hearts which weighs
     All in our tears which flow each day
     All in what our prayers have come to say
     As we stop to ponder all the pain and woe it's made
     The kind which only seems to grow only Heaven can allay
      When, we reunite with our loved ones one fine day
     As on this day that we stop to remember,
     what all happened here on the darkest of September's
     When, we lost all of our loved ones as Towers fell down below
     Watching all of those scenes from hell we'd come to know
     As their most courageous hearts to new heights so rose
     What seems like just yesterday,
     still remains 20 years later all in our pain and woe
      As we teach our children well about all of those
     Those innocents and heroes of 9/11 who up to heaven rose
      The Men and Women up in the Towers
     The magnificent Fire Fighters and Police who chose to fight 
           in the darkest of hours
      As it been twenty years of heartbreak and tears for all of 
           us and our's
     When, all of our loved ones went away
     On bended knee throughout the years oh how for them we've 
           prayed,
      wishing but to with them one more day
     When, something or song reminds us of them as the tears come 
           our way
      As we give thanks and praise to all of those heroes for what 
           they gave
     Against such evil wrought on that day
     God bless those Heroes At Ground Zero heroically fought and 
           stayed
     Teaching us all about faith and glory,
     teaching us all about their courage and selflessness as was 
           their story
     When, from out of all this pain and heartache came such 
           Gotham Glory
     As we watched Fire Fighters and Police,
     running up the towers towards sure death in disbelief
     To save precious lives all because of their selfless belief
     Mothers, Fathers, Sisters, Brothers, Parents and Grandparents 
           and friends,
     we so loved in our hearts until the end
     Watching all those innocents and heroes dying right before 
           our eyes crying
     And for all those children who had to grow up without moms or 
           dads,
     and lost the best friends they'll ever have
     Not to watch them grow up to be everything they hoped to be
     No one to read them stories at night to sleep
     No one to explain or nurture them of the meaning of life so 
           very deep
     Or on Christmas or Hanukkah to share their love all in such 
           joy so sweet
      Or High School graduations,
     or walk them down the aisle on wedding days in hearts to keep
     Witnessing with them the miracle of birth
     As a new generation comes into this world to ponder their 
           true worth
     And then now all the ones who are dying from that second wave
     All because they chose to stay who dug in deep day after day
     To find all of those precious bodies which lie beneath to 
           place in a grave
     To have a place to be with them and pray
     When, all across our Nation came a call to arms
     As all our fearless men and women of the Armed Forces 
           ventured out into harm
      Who gave their precious arms and legs,
     and their lives in That Full Measure they so gave
     For heaven so holds a place,
     for all such selflessness souls of the human race.
      And Hush little baby don't you cry,
     one day up in heaven you will look into your Mother or 
           Fathers eyes
      Your parents have become Angels in The Army of Our Lord 
           realize
     And when you lay your heads down to rest,
     they watch over you each night as you rest
     And when you wake you can feel their Angel's breath
     So have a good life for them and this our world you will 
           bless
      Sadly, time does not heal all
     only up in heaven when we hear our loved ones voices call
      As twenty years have flown on by,
     as we keep asking that question why?
     Knowing in our hearts it's the battle of GOOD vrs EVIL 
           therein lies
     As we watched the new towers up towards the heavens rise
     To build this great memorial of water falls and reflecting 
           pools
     Etched upon it all their great names with hearts of love and 
           courage full
     To build upon the exact footprint of the towers we fought for 
           this sacred jewel
     So we would NEVER FORGET what happened,
     on that day when hearts over evil ruled,
     For a hallowed place to take all our children by the hand,
     to teach them well all about and make them understand
      All their precious souls so very bright
     Goodness . . . Evil. . . Darkness . . . Light
     Those brave hearts whose evil must fight
     Who bring the light
     As we remember that day when they taught us,
     The Darkness is no match for The Light
      And standing here this day,
     we can but not help to feel all of their precious souls 
           telling us to pray
     For Mankind each day,
     and NEVER FORGET WHAT HAPPENED ON THAT DAY
     And to give thanks,
     and remember what the gift of hope to world and America gave
     And to try to live a life of courage, faith, hope, and love 
           as they
     By the grace of God we will join them up in heaven one fine 
           day
      As long as we carry them in our hearts they're not gone
     As long as we remember them in our thoughts and prayers they 
           live on
     Even twenty years later on this morn
     God Rest Their Souls,
     and may we try to live lives as caring and selfless as all of 
           those

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