The author of the
poem "If They Could Speak" is Rosanne Pellicane. She was born in
Brooklyn, and she lived all throughout NYC. She studied interior design at
Pratt University. After that, she brought her skills to Manhattan and started
her own business. After thirty years in the design field, she changed
direction and turned to writing
fulltime, first for magazines then her debut novel "She Came from
Heaven". She currently is living in Long Island with her dog Blue as she
continues to pursue her writing career. I chose her poem because of the
connection I felt when I first read it. This poem is about what happened to New
York on the lives of many on 9/11. I could relate to this poem because I had
lost a loved one of mine on this day as well.
In lines 4 and 5 it the narrator says "The wounds will heal, your
tears will dry and though scars remain, I know you are strong enough to live
through the pain." meaning that overtime all the pain and sorrow will be
overcame. Time will heal all the pain that was felt from that day. In line 6,
it says "Do not grieve and linger in the shadows of graves" this
would mean that the person who lost a loved one shouldn't stand by their losses grave and grieve. That would only make
things worse for themselves. In line 15, it says "Let fear die and let
love flow again like a river" this would mean to stop being scared and
start loving one another like they used too. Love is a given opportunity.
All of the symbols in this poem lead to one thing, love. Without it, all
of our lost one wouldn’t be important to us. They are gone but are not
forgotten. They risked their lives in order to help our country. They did not
do it because it was their job; they did it for their loved ones. Many of our countries
firefighters and policeman lost their lives on that day to do one thing,
protect and serve. These are not just regular people, they are known as heroes.
Without them are country could be a totally different place. The symbols of
love and sorrow all relate to one another in this poem because people on that
day were doing both. There was no time to love because the person who they
loved was no longer there. There was only time for sorrow because of what had
happened to their fallen.
I believe Rosanne Pellicane is trying to say in this poem that the
people we lost that day are not just regular people, they are who we love,
their who we will never forget, and they also are who will continue to look
down at us while we live our lives. The lives lost on 9/11 are the lives of
many. The thick black smoke in the air on that day described how many people
were feeling. Their lungs being suffocated. All the coughing that was being
done to their chest being congested with this smoke. People not only suffered a
great loss on 9/11 but also lost a part of their heart on that day. 9/11 will
always be a memorable day.
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