To Hide Outside
Hurricane Katrina
by Retha Smit
Hiding fierce eyes from within the bold thunder's cries
Your dangerous presence never felt so dauntingly
Chills blow over the memories of you so hauntingly.
Have thou no remorse within the echoes of resistance
Do thou hunger to wipe the human from existence?
Sinners we all are, but is the sin greater than your war.
Showing us our own insignificance, in your lightning glance
The terror you harbor in the whirling destruction dance
Have the warlock angels no mercy within your path?
Their consuming winged darkness, sweltering wrath
Given to be taken, born within the womb to awaken.
Sheltered from the burning ashes of the truth outside
Protected with strong belief, just a failure against the tide
As you wage you're tormenting demons against the fragile trust
Crumbling the moral fibre, destroying prayers with each thrust
Slated faces, fumbling hands, sparkles eyes, cold shiver
Dreamless nights, forgotten happiness, empty lights
Pain filled shattered hopes, drained strength of ironical plights
Given to be taken, born within the womb to awaken.
I sit sheltered from the burning ashes of the truth outside
volume 9(6)
This poem is copyright © September 2005,
Retha Smit, all rights reserved.
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