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ice
Member Elite

since 2003-05-17

Posts 3404
Pennsylvania

0 posted 2005-09-02 07:13 AM

Aftermath, thirst - hunger-
Need: wading in stench:
Sobbing woman, pregnant
On a side-walk bed
Loses fluid, adding color-
The pattern, darkening cement
As it runs to the gutter;
No one holds her hand.

Aftermath-shots and shouts-
Crops harvested,
After growth of disaster-
Ricochet echoes-some
Hate looters-
Looted wal-mart guns
In vigilante hands;
Different kinds of hate
Busting caps-
Bullets flying over heads
Of mothers stealing water.

Aftermath-old choppers-
Army leftovers
Driven by thin-manned corps
Missing their brothers,
The other trained saviors
Too busy in pipedreams,
To tend to this reality-
Not enough heroes left at home,
To take care of their own.

Aftermath-crisis at gas pumps
Executives with oily hands
Shake the presidents-
Job well done!-tax breaks
Add to profits-
While junkies spike their cars-
Tourniquets, around their necks
Making steel veins pop-
Sending morphine to carbs;
While white collar smilers
Grin-hidden, popping corks
Smoking fat cigars
In board rooms---drug lords
Of a nation they have
Hooked on petroleum.

Aftermath- after the storm
Midnight, day four:
Writing is frustrating, futile-
Deploring, yet accepting
This whim of nature,
That has scarred the spirits-
Land, and faces
Of my beautiful nation.

[This message has been edited by ice (09-04-2005 03:38 PM).]

Sunshine

Administrator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

1 posted 2005-09-02 07:15 AM

We can only pray/wish/hope
that the strong of spirit
will survive...

and that the weak?

are comforted...

It is so hard to know
what to say/think/believe...

but you and others, ice,
got up today to forge ahead...

Bless you.

Thank you.

Earth Angel
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since 2002-08-27

Posts 40215
Realms of Light

2 posted 2005-09-02 07:34 AM

This vivid portrayal of the horrendous aftermath of Katrina's fury, has further brought tears to my eyes ~ and my soul.

With your emotive and descriptive writing, you have brought the horror and devastation even closer to this reader.

You are a fine writer with a loving and compassionate heart.

Linda

passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

3 posted 2005-09-02 10:09 AM

you describe this so very well

Startime55
Member Elite

since 2003-04-05

Posts 2148
Alberta, Canada

4 posted 2005-09-02 10:27 AM

It just seems to get worse each day and your words tell how it is far from over...Great writing...*big hugs*

froggy
Senior Member

since 2003-06-23

Posts 1893
Michigan

5 posted 2005-09-02 01:13 PM

I agree with the others on this piece.

Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

6 posted 2005-09-04 03:02 PM

As a nation sworn to protect and defend the people...we have failed miserably in this instance, and must take serious stock of our attitudes and approaches to the way we handle major disasters. I fear this is just the beginning, as nature has been altered forever by our own dirty handling of the world's resources. This is not the end of the problem, just a horrid wakeup call that repeats the message
"HOUSTON, we have a problem"

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