9/11 still haunts me

[Sakiale]

i was almost 8 years old, just starting my school day in queens when the planes struck. our 2nd grade teachers didnt tell us what had happened, but i remember a fearful mood and hushed whispers all day. i remember a dark cloud of dust over lower manhattan for an entire year after it happened. my dad couldnt make it home that night because all public transportation was shut down, and this was before cell phones so we werent sure he was okay until later that evening. 

the younger generation, those who were not yet alive and those who were not personally affected, meme and joke about it nowadays. i find that extremely disrespectful but, what are you gonna do...