Everybody Is Getting Out Of Town Poem by Richard Jarboe
Everybody Is Getting Out Of Town
Population, getting out of town,
Population, got their running shoes,
Population, wondering which road to choose,
Everybody's getting out of town.
They all want to leave; they would if they could,
But right now the road's no good,
If you're not crying, you might as well laugh,
While you're trying to get out of town.
Power plant, glowing in the dark,
Nobody sure, what set the spark,
They say the island is sinking fast,
Everybody's getting out of town.
Population, looking for a sign,
Whose fault is it, living on the fault line?
Better do better if there IS a next time,
But for now, just get out of town.
Population, looking for something to eat,
Population, looking for what WAS the street,
If you leaving, all you got is your feet,
Good luck getting out of town.
Like this too, the way you leave out the article for population.
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An insightful depiction of the state of unrest before and during a natural disaster is aptly captured in the poem. Awesome poem. Thanks for sharing.
Congrats, third time in a row, this is the 'Poem of the Day'. The scene reflects the scurry during a catastrophe. Very realistic description. Thanks..
Well written, and congratulations on having it selected as poem of the day on January 4 for two years in a row!
Hi Richard, Everybody is Getting Out of Town is a nice poem. You are right that people started moving out of the town in South Tamil Nadu, especially Nagappattinam, Karaikal and adjacent coastal cities when Psunami occurred during 26th December,2004 in India.
This is quite thought provoking and timely. Well said Jarboe.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/24/2024 10:25:02 AM # 1.0.0.1119
Population popping every day The planet bursting all around Population the cause of our dismay And no real solution can yet be found Good poem Sir and I invite you to my page