Harvey's Survivors

Dec 4, 2017 By Kesha, 12
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I​ ​see​ ​legs,​ ​knee-length​ ​submerged​ ​in​ ​rain

Useless​ ​umbrellas​ ​and​ ​cars​ ​scattered​ ​on​ ​streets,

Empty​ ​homes​ ​filled​ ​with​ ​water 

Some​ ​apartments​ ​drowned 

 

I​ ​anxiously​ ​watch​ ​the​ ​news,

As​ ​streets​ ​disappear Harvey​ ​is​ ​coming,​ ​

news​ ​anchors​ ​cautioned

The​ ​muffled​ ​rain​ ​in​ ​the​ ​background 

 

Then​ ​I​ ​see​ ​open​ ​haven,​

​food​ ​banks,​ ​

evacuation​ ​crew

Neighbors​ ​and​ ​churches​ ​hand​ ​in​ ​hand 

 

Kids​ ​from​ ​my​ ​old​ ​school​ ​helping​ ​others

To​ ​build​ ​back​ ​the​ ​city​ ​of​ ​Houston, 

To​ ​all​ ​scattered​ ​in​ ​shelters,

Misplaced​ ​in​ ​others'​ ​homes

 

Please​ ​take​ ​a​ ​minute,

To​ ​understand​ ​the​ ​amazing​ ​truth 

You​ ​have​ ​been​ ​through​ ​the​ ​toughest​ ​storm

Helped​ ​others,​ ​helped​ ​yourselves,

 

Gave​ ​families​ ​and​ ​others​ ​protection, 

What​ ​can​ ​you​ ​not​ ​conquer? 

Comments

mackinstudent's picture
mackinstudent November 3, 2021 - 6:39pm
This is amazing you should be proud.
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MossLady February 21, 2018 - 6:53am

This poem is really inspiring. Great job :)

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117762 February 9, 2018 - 8:00am

Inspiring

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Sean161 January 31, 2018 - 6:28am

Nice poem... It's your classmate (Sean)

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ryry0328 January 21, 2018 - 4:28pm

Butiful 

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Mcshesh January 4, 2018 - 5:27am

nice

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JustSomebodyNormal December 20, 2017 - 5:52pm

 I should pay more attention to the Hurricane Harvey donation campagin at school!

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Erikw December 16, 2017 - 10:40am

Not bad

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Ezrap9 December 11, 2017 - 8:30am

Great poem.

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JustSomebodyNormal January 8, 2018 - 2:28pm

Totally. You know, in history, poems and stories have been used to make changes to unfair laws and encourage others to be kind!

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iliketurtles December 6, 2017 - 9:01pm

i love it! :)