Anniverse

Every year upon this date
We must remember once again
The place exact where we were when
The news came that we deprecate.
And every year we must berate
Ourselves for having slumbered then
And even more the monstrous men
Who did the deed. Yet should we wait
Each year to note it only now?
Should not our every effort be
To rise again, and terror-free
Despite the act, no matter how?
Should not all our days and hours
Prove our strength, recall the towers?