By Sadie Mae Fischer-Diotte, '20
From fallen tower debris
found blocks away from the scene,
from toxic dust clouds
that seeped between Manhattan streets.
From inhales that cost men years
and children to turn on their peers.
From a culture defined by the fear.
Mothers screamed for reasons unclear.
And steady doctor hands trembled
as nurses whispered through work.
Scrubs and masks couldn’t shake
the growing sense of unnerve.
This proclivity to precaution -
well, we’ve known it since birth.
Protect from the threats
but fears gotten here first.
found blocks away from the scene,
from toxic dust clouds
that seeped between Manhattan streets.
From inhales that cost men years
and children to turn on their peers.
From a culture defined by the fear.
Mothers screamed for reasons unclear.
And steady doctor hands trembled
as nurses whispered through work.
Scrubs and masks couldn’t shake
the growing sense of unnerve.
This proclivity to precaution -
well, we’ve known it since birth.
Protect from the threats
but fears gotten here first.