Last year this time I was an emotional wreck. This was the first day of a very long and bittersweet road. Before I go any further, the only disclaimer I'd like to add is that nothing that happened was physical, only emotional, psychological, mental, meta-physical but certainly not physical.
September 12th last year as I watched the almost non-existant coverage of Hurricane Ivan a dark cloud descended over me. The longer I watched, the darker the cloud and it was days before I saw the sunshine.
Hours passed by, sometimes painfully slow and other times at seemingly supersonic speed. I don't remember eating but I must have; if only out of sheer determination not to pass out but to see this through to the end. To face life, fate and mortality with my head up and tears in my eyes.
There aren't many days that stick out in my mind with absolute clarity. September 11, 2001 and September 12, 2004 just happen to be two of those days and they will forever be etched in my memory as if carved by a bloody dagger that was ripped out of my heart.
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