When We Call Their Names - Teaneck's Poet Laureate, Scott Pleasants | 9/11, 25 Years Later

When We Call Their Names
Scott Pleasants, Township Poet Laureate

on the walls of our memories 

we see many people

they are placed within the special moments of our lives 

and they are often seen through the windows of our dreams

they may sit beside us when we are still 

and they may walk with us

hand in hand along the road of reflection

on selected occasions

and at times least noticed

we are moved to call their names

always hoping for a light of response 

however understanding

when we are left

in the whispers of our thoughts

we call their names 

to respect the lives that they lived 

we call their names 

in honor of the sacrifices that they made 

and we call their names

as a salute to their presence

that continues to live amongst us