When Hope Calls
Tremors massive shock waves
Buildings topple colossal scale
Tissue paper concrete collapses
Thousands upon thousands lost
Rubble mountains sealed tombs
Skin torn hands dig
Dramatic rescue frantic disbelief
Silence waits in hesitation
Faint cries of help
Trapped bodies pulled clear
New-born child feared dead
Life saved tears shed
Family crushed to death
Laid side by side
Weeping uncontrollably shaking emotions
Human carriers grief stricken
Praying to God above
Asking Why oh Why
Hope had not saved
Their precious loved ones
When others had survived
Miracles have no answers.
Nigel Astell
Sat 11th Feb 2023 11:52
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