Joplin Poem by Haley Akin

Joplin

Rating: 5.0


A sliver has been cut,
From my weak and broken heart.
Children lost by winds,
And families tossed into the dark.
Now a beating open wound
The cut so deep, and sharp, and violent
Lives so young, so precious, no more future...
gone from present.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Eric Cockrell 01 August 2011

i can feel the pain and the cry for humanity in this one... you cover this tragedy well!

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Juan Olivarez 30 June 2011

Excellent poem Haley the tragedy touched us all. By the way what was the poem's name before?

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