Gone Without Goodbye

I have been reading through the tributes to those lost on this day, five years ago, and my heart is breaking all over again. I feel this heaviness that is so difficult to put in to words. The enormity of what happened, and the countless lives that were lost are almost too much to bear, but we have no choice but to do so.

I want to thank those who have taken the time and energy to remember and write about everyone who was lost. I have been touched, and I know so many others have as well.

I, like many others, did not know anyone that was lost on 9/11. But I feel the pain of their loss regardless.

There is a song by Brian Litrell that I feel portrays what I, and so many others who may not have directly lost someone, feel. It says "it", so much better than I ever could.

Gone without goodbye
by Brian Littrell

Have you seen my son? Not too tall, five-eight

She held up a color copy photograph from his wedding day

This is his pregnant wife Carrying his last dream

He walked down 46 floors before he felt the rush

The rush of gasoline

I can feel the pain

Looking in their eyes

But I don't know gone without goodbye

If I could reach the sky I'd bring him right back to your arms

Though I haven't seen your son

He's forever in my life

Have you seen my little girl?

She's got curly black hair

She took this raggedy anne doll everywhere

Last I saw her over there

Then I heard a choir of screams

And a speeding van

I watched his tears pour down

A father's last attempt at being a rational man

I can feel the pain

Look into his eyes

But I don't know gone without goodbye

If I could reach the sky

I'd bring her right back to your arms

Though I haven't seen your girl

She's forever in my life

Have you seen my faith?

It can run and it can hide J

esus, mend this breaking heart of mine

It keeps our love alive

I can feel the pain

Look into my eyes

But I don't know gone without goodbye

If I could reach the sky

I'd try to turn the world around

So that we could see the face

And forever stay alive