A Human's Tragedy Poem by Romeo Della Valle

A Human's Tragedy

Rating: 5.0


(Dedicated to now suffering Haitian people)

This was not a joke or a comedy,
It was a real human's tragedy...
Not a scene coming straight from Hollywood,
It was the time when the world still stood...

I felt astonished and sad that I did cry,
To hold my tears, I did really try...
When listening the news in my TV set,
I could not believe it, my TV I reset..

Panic, chaos, screaming and total confusion,
Stopped the human evolution...
Bodies, mixed with blood and debris
Manifested in the devastated streets...

Without wasting time, the helping hands
From all over the globe try to remove the sands
From those who my still be alive,
And those wandering around
Desperate looking for food not found
Or the precious water soon to arrive...

They are also part of the human race,
A wounded child with a dirty face...
Hungry and tired looking for his mom,
Happy to find the open arms of Sargent Tom...
Like drinking a bitter and cold drink
Things in life that twice make you think...


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COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Wahab Abdul 19 May 2013

so sweet and lovely is your diction that every tragedy become sweeter...giving you 10..

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Kara Towe 12 December 2011

Horrific sadness, despair, like you said truly ' human tragedy'. Your poem is monumental, rich have great compassion, something everyone should posses. May the good Lord bless the Haitian people with provision, comfort and favor. 'There by the grace of God go I ' Dynamic write.

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Li Ying 25 July 2011

This was not a joke or a comedy, It was a real human's tragedy... Not a scene coming straight from Hollywood, It was the time when the world still stood.. That's very impressive beginning! nice poem! A question raised either! ' They're also a human race! ' It really worth people to read and consider it!

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Nimal Dunuhinga 17 January 2010

It's still a dilemma to me why we live to see such a great catastrophe? Tragedy is very heavy to bear for a human heart................your great poem say everything of the poor human beings! We all must die together one day?

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