The Falling Man - Tom Junod - 9/11 Suicide Photograph - and my poem.

The Falling Man - Tom Junod - 9/11 Suicide Photograph - Esquire:

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This picture is one that is frozen  in my mind forever and it compelled me to write the following poem.

Dreamed of Flight
By Nelson R. Jacobsen

I always dreamed of flight not one such as this an end.
Envision a bird or plane not a human leaping to escape flames.

My last choice was mine and I chose to fly to my end.
With the conclusion that awaited why not soar in my last time?

I was free in these orbital days for seconds then ever after.
Do not shed tears just live your dreams not fears.

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