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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 4 Comments:This is powerful....I hope you write more. I noticed your goal of one a week. I can only write poetry when I am inspired and that usually has to do with a guy. One a week has dwindled to one every half year lol. I like to write when I'm inspired, not when I think I SHOULD do a poem. Thanks for looking, though!
russ, Good poem, so...alive. I wonder what you think about my poems :), I write them directly in english |
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