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altering earth

May 3, 2023
By gustafson04 SILVER, Hartland, Wisconsin
gustafson04 SILVER, Hartland, Wisconsin
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rocky beginnings

covered to eye level; flooding 

downed power lines; whirlpool forming

i need help, continue recording

dangerous rainfall, trash floating

 

unconscious bodies, lives taken 

no sleep, no rest

beg politicians, no help comes

make a promise, with uncertainty

get to work, wade through the water

concrete foundations, found defective

 

waiting for the next storm

comes with a cost

to high to pay

exhausted, mentally and physically

will it ever end?

or remain damaged for ever.


The author's comments:

This was written using words from an article written by Rommel Ojeda and John Upton about flooding in New York City. 


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