The Falling Man (9/11) Comments
And then he jumped
In the moments before he jumped
A calmness settled over him the likes of which he had never known
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What compassionate insight into another's soul you have shown in this amazing poem, Judith! Welcome to Poemhunter! I look forward to reading more of your work.
I'm almost speechless - the irony of the last line. I'll give it a 10 - in fact, I'll take it as a favourite
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2/27/2026 5:07:45 AM # 1.0.0
This shows such empathy for another person in distress and the last lines are stunning! To have an ending like this wraps up a great poem. 10 love Karin