One....

As the soot and ash rained down, we became one color.
As we carried each other down the stairs, we became one class.
As we lit candles of hope, we became one generation.
As the firefighters and police rushed into the inferno,

we became one gender.
As we fell to our knees in prayer, we became one faith.
As we gave our blood in lines mile long, we became one body.
As we mourned together, we became one family.
As we cried tears of grief, we became one soul.
As we retell with pride the sacrifice of heroes, we became one people.
We are one color, one class, one generation,

one gender, one faith, one body, one family, one soul, one people.
We are the power of one.

~Unknown