I found this very appropriate--hope you do, too.

Claire McCullough

This was written by Cheryl Sawyer who is a professor at
   Univ. Houston at Clear Lake in the counseling department.

   "One"

   As the soot and dirt and ash rained down,
   We became one color.
   As we carried each other down the stairs of the burning
   building
   We became one class.
   As we lit candles of waiting and hope
   We became one generation.
   As the firefighters and police officers fought their way
   into the inferno
   We became one gender.
   As we fell to our knees in prayer for strength,
   We became one faith.
   As we whispered or shouted words of encouragement,
   We spoke one language.
   As we gave our blood in lines a mile long,
   We became one body.
   As we mourned together the great loss
   We became one family.
   As we cried tears of grief and loss
   We became one soul.
   As we retell with pride of the sacrifice of heroes
   We become one people.

   We are
   One color
   One class
   One generation
   One gender
   One faith
   One language
   One body
   One family
   One soul
   One people

   We are The Power of One.
   We are United.
   We are America