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Friday, September 02, 2005 Background Information: In late August, 2005, Hurricane Katrina devestated New Orleans and many other places on the Gulf Coast. Many lost their homes, and thousands are probably dead. New Orleans is in chaos and authorities are struggling to bring order and safety.This might be the most powerful thing I've ever written. I started thinking about what it might be like to be in New Orleans right now, trying to simply survive from minute to minute in a world gone mad. I tried as best I could to put myself in that frame of mind and write from the perspective of someone who has lost it all and is in danger of losing what little he or she (I think I wrote from the perspective of a woman) has left. I don't think I'm going to title this. I'll just let it speak for itself. ---------------------- I'm all wet I'm burning up I constantly feel like throwing up Where are my children? What happened to my dog? I'm so damn hungry I'm asking you why, God This water reeks I'm so thirsty, so tired What's going to happen to me? Why is that building on fire? Where are the buses? I've got to get out of here Are we going to get help? Are we doomed to die in fear? I think I see a store Maybe there's something to eat Maybe there's some socks So I can warm my aching feet Hey, I took that first! I haven't eaten in days "You want some sympathy? Go find all the gays" Put down that gun, mister Put it down now If you want to survive I'll help show you how Why me? Why here? I'm just trying to live I've lost everything I know I have nothing left to give *BANG!* He shot me He did it Pure animals, they are That hurricane destroyed my city A city forever scarred In the blink of an eye I saw the truth of humanity One minute, civility The next minute, insanity posted by:Russ at 1:25 PM | Post Page | 4 comments Thursday, September 01, 2005 I'm back!I wanted to write a poem today about the New Orleans Hurricane Katrina situation. If you're reading this five years from now and have no clue what I'm talking about, Hurricane Katrina was a level 5 storm that covered New Orleans, Biloxi Miss. and many other areas in fierce winds and a LOT of water. This happened the weekend of August 27-30 2005, and it's one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history. I've been seriously slacking on the poetry writing, so this gave me an opportunity to get creative and put my feelings into words. Here is my Hurricane Katrina poem: After Katrina How does it feel when you've lost it all? Home is where your heart is after the storm Your street address means nothing now How does it feel when the water takes your life? Everything you own washing away in the wet, howling wind How does it feel to be a wanderer? Two days ago you sat in the office Two days ago your life had security Certainty Ritual The office is flooded Everything's uncertain Except the certainty of what used to be your house Washing away in a million pieces Your diplomas Your wedding pictures Junior's MVP trophy How does it feel to be scared? Scared of what the future will bring How does it feel to start over completely? Some things in life you cannot control What you can control is what you do in the face of the storm Perhaps you got out in the nick of time You're the lucky one, you have an anchor to drop Perhaps you stayed, perhaps you couldn't leave You saw it all happen and cried to heaven above Now you're lost in a sea of anger and frustration A sea that has changed your life forever Whoever you are Wherever you are Whatever happened to your loved ones, your life You can do it You can survive It will be hard, it will take time It will take more time than you think you can give Try as hard as you can, pick yourself up Dust yourself off Take that first step toward happiness Hammer that first nail Take one look back, then face the future Face it with determination and strength You'll live another day, you'll breathe another breath You'll do what you must I know you can do it I know you can posted by:Russ at 4:10 PM | Post Page | 0 comments Wednesday, June 29, 2005 Apologizes to those few who have left comments on this poetry blog in the past, but I have enabled the Blogger system comments, replacing the old Enetation comments. I don't know which posts before this one will allow comments, but feel free to add comments to any previous posting. Or you could just add your comments to this post, telling me what date and poem you're referring to. I like the Blogger comment system better than Enetations, and finally got around to changing it on this blog.posted by:Russ at 4:42 PM | Post Page | 0 comments I've had enough of the silence. It is time once again for me to allow my creativity to shine. I KNOW I can do at least one poem a week, if not more. And I shall. Here's one I wrote after a pleasant afternoon stroll. Blue all around Blue to shine through your soul Not a whisper of white polluting the scene Sunshine warming you to the core Dry and wet all come at once Gentle breeze brings the relief Just enough to temper the warmth Like a brief touch of melting ice upon your hot skin Cool and hot all come at once posted by:Russ at 4:16 PM | Post Page | 0 comments Monday, January 17, 2005 Random Poetry #2The site I clicked on: www.youngna.com The word I highlighted: see Just a disclaimer: this poem isn't about anyone in particular, or at all. I just wrote what sounded good and it's more from the perspective of a character than anything else. The poem: See what you get when you fake it? You're only fooling yourself Your expiration date has passed I'm putting you back on the shelf You've wound me tight as a rubber band Watch me snap in your face See what you get when you play me like that? My name for you is Disgrace See what you get when I just stop caring? I'm leaving you out in the dust You may find my heart, my mind, my sympathy But you'll get no more of my trust posted by:Russ at 7:52 PM | Post Page | 0 comments Random Poetry #1 The site I clicked on: www.collegehumor.com The word I highlighted: day The poem: Days of wisdom, strength and light Turn to cold, seductive night When darkness comes you lose your sight Let life's hope be your guiding light Days of sea, storm and rain Turn to years without your pain Take one step out, see what you gain Your day of light will come again posted by:Russ at 7:51 PM | Post Page | 0 comments Random Poetry Explanation I'm baaaaaaaaaack! Today I started a new way (at least for me) to write poetry. What I do is I click on a random site on my blog, or anywhere really, and then randomly highlight a word with my mouse. I usually have my eyes closed to make it totally random, and I try to just highlight ONE word. If I end up highlighting only a portion of a word, which is how it seems to work most of the time, that's the word I choose. After I've got a word, I use that word to write a poem. It could be a theme for a poem, or the start of the first line. The point is for me to use that word to start the creative process. I think it's fun and challenging, and it might get me to write more! I'm going to post the first two poems I've done today, right above this post. posted by:Russ at 7:49 PM | Post Page | 0 comments |
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