TSUNAMI - SILENCE AND RESILIENCE
Silence and overwhelming silence
Except for the moaning waves of the ocean
devastation brought into the heavens
with vengeance and retribution
Ocean backdrop still scenic with natural serenity
Its forefront strewn with detritus of destruction
corpses, splinters, twisted metal, rubble and rubbish
just another nightmare passing by or
has life come to a standstill!
Listening to tales of tragedy and woe
No more tears left to cry in this eerie emptiness
Lonely souls wandering around the remaining debris
salvaging what they could to help them carry on
Where are the lively bustling people and the streets?
Helplessly blown out by the mammoth waves
Having lost children, brothers and sisters
Parents, their relatives and friends
But survived by sheer resilience or by chance
Dreaded with fright of nature’s terror
Living through the awful nightmare
Is there a sense or purpose
wandering about the rubble left by waves
hand-picking what remains of belongings
pieces of clothes, wood and metal
with emotions repressed and indifferent to pain
Money for living how would it come?
boats and wooden carts ruined
motor vehicles crushed, and no rail tracks
Killer waves took all away leaving anxiety and depression
Why leave me to survive to walk away?
While handfuls thriving on misery and despair
many more have come with helping hands
neighbours of close by villages, medicos and technicos
to provide relief from the four corners traumatised
All working hard from dawn to dusk
Resilience and overwhelming resilience
With abundant generosity, compassion and understanding
the yearning to live with everyday that passeth by
to survive and recover from the hurt and desolation
from shell-shock and lack of emotion
As the sun rises each day pushing out the misery of darkness
As the tufts sprout amidst the residual dirt and rot
pristine sandy beaches vibrant and rejoicing
With the humanity and kindness of millions of our kind
to care, to shelter, to live, to let live and to thrive
Peoples’ resilience is revealed once again!
31 December 2004
No comments:
Post a Comment