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00:35 Sep 12 2010
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I wrote the following poem, LAST CALL, at 3am on September 19, 2001 after a long

night of grief and reflection on the events of September 11. It was found posted

on many walls of the missing at Ground Zero and later published in Chicken Soup

for the Soul of America. It was also recorded as a song by the beautiful voice

of Sara Green.

(Listen at: www.davetimmons.com/LAST_CALL.mp3



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May this add some measure of peace to you and yours as we remember.



- Dave Timmons



LAST CALL





As smoke and heat diminished from the mangled steel and glass The hope of rescue

workers faded in and out so fast.

These heroes of our nation working tirelessly to find A sound, a breath, some

proof of life, to keep that hope alive.





The victims were so innocent, just doing their life's work In a nation called

America, the most free on this earth.

Suddenly, a worker finds a cell phone flashing red.

He plays the 'last call' message, and this is what it said:





"Hello, it's me. I'm calling to tell you I'm all right.

I've made it up to heaven; I tried to call last night.

The group that I arrived with is strong and brave and tall And proud to be

Americans while answering God's call.



I love you all and know I've been in all your thoughts and prayers.

You need to know I felt no pain and safely made it here.

Now let me say a prayer for you of closure and of life, Move on with courage and

with faith that we will reunite.



I know it's sad; I'll age no more, but in this you can trust My dreams were put

back on the earth in particles of dust.

That dust is in the air you breathe; I've passed it on to you.

So please breathe deeply everyday, and make my dreams come true."



(c) 2001 Dave Timmons