Trying to Make Sense of the Insensible

After September 11, people looked for a lens to try to understand all the death. More and more frequently, W. H. Auden's poem "September 11, 1939" provided a way to deal with the grief shrouding the nation.  Even though some people thought that this poem may not have been appropriate for the time,  I found the tone to be suited to the fall of the twin towers.  To me, the poem speaks truth about the human condition,  about the shadow of industrialization,  about the longing within everyone to be loved.  It reminds us that no one can live truly alone.  I find it profound that even though Auden repudiates the line "We must love one another or die,"  readers continue to cling to it.  To me, this is the strongest proof that this poem speaks more than the poet ever dreamed it could.