Without Family

by tempeste

Family Contest Winner

It's early morn
and families are still asleep.
Suddenly, the ground quakes
and buildings begin to shake.

Two minutes of pure panic,
parents and children are frantic
trying to reach for each other;
some tightly embraced
when their lives were erased.

Towns, neighbourhoods in ruin,
gaspipes explode ,fires spread
hearts full of dread,
many lives hanging by a thread.
Folks in shock dig with
bare hands in the hope
to find a loved one still alive.

Tiny hands and feet poke
out from the rubble, dust and smoke
Crushed heads and chests
may God grant them peace and eternal rest.

A father sheds bitter tears
As he cradles his dead son
Another exhausted cheers
his child trapped is found
her tiny heart still pounds.

An uncle weeps,

desparate, help he seeks.
He received a tweet
from a cousin buried alive

with his 4 kids
he prays they will survive.

Families crippled.
Children orphaned with out roots.
For these poor lost, lonely soul

who will root ?
Who'll give the necessary attention,
help them build a strong foundation?
Who'll point them in the right direction?
Provide them with protection

and prepare them for life's trials and tribulations ?

I fear no one will give a hoot.

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Write a poem on the topic of family.

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In the photo, a father holds the hand of his dead teen daughter.

What will happen to all the orphans? How will they cope without the love, care and support of family?

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Turkey/Syria earth quakes. See notes

Without Family

by tempeste

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