Weak And Powerful Poem by Ellen Shaw

I know you the way
a hurricane knows the leaves
the first time roof tiles
meet pavements
windows
crack under the full force of the wind
I know you
indide out and upside down
Broken
I know you anyhow
I know how
your trunk bends and doesn't break
how people stay afloat
clinging to their flimsy raft
gulping water the last breath you take
I know you the way
a hurricane knows your cries
the first time
you know that it's over
Done
Hold in your last secret
I know you
inside out and upside down
hide yourself
I know you anyhow
I know you the way
a hurricane claims destruction
the first time
your home is stolen
everything you had on show
Exposed
I know you
let out your last secret
I know you
inside out and upside down
I know you
I am a hurricane
and I know you