stuff comes from volcanoes

stuff is also the roar of 45 fire engines, phone calls and alarms that didn’t work

stuff is the roar of where are my family, what will I do now, where are the authorities

stuff is the roar of inside the volcano, waving from windows or crawling on the ground

stuff is the roar of mothers clutching their children and fathers dropping them to people 3 floors below

stuff is the roar of ambulances past empty mansions, the river of hope and it was someone’s last roar

stuff is the roar of politicans saying lets do it on the cheap because these people are not important

stuff is the roar of don’t complain or we’ll take legal action

stuff is the roar of feeling impotent when a volcano erupts and lights the sky

stuff is the roar of wanting to let the world know you’re in pain and you’re suffering

stuff is the roar of being in pain when your family, friends and neighbourhood are destroyed

stuff is the roar of seeing everything blackened, the body bags and those in smaller sizes

stuff is the roar of anger at TV crews, the attention seekers and those who didn’t come

stuff comes from volcanoes