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The Survivor

June 5, 2011
By Hawaiigirl GOLD, Helena, Alabama
Hawaiigirl GOLD, Helena, Alabama
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Favorite Quote:
Before you complain about your life, stop and think about all the people that went to early to heaven.


Where's my home?

Is it that pile on my neighbors lawn,

Is it the debris on the street,

Is it on the tree that fell and broke my car,

Is it beside that man who lays...

Breathless and unmoving.

I can't find my home.

It's been destroyed.

Torn apart and ripped to pieces.

The last thing i saw was darkness.

The last thing i heard was screaming.

I now look around and am horrified.

I see death and rubble

I hear crying and sighing.

My life has been destroyed.

I can not find my family.

I want to cry,

but nothing comes to my throat.

There is no joy left in the world.

But one thing i know,

And can say proudly...

I am still alive.

The author's comments:
I wrote this piece the day after the horrible tornado storms took place in Alabama. My friends homes were destroyed and i had the opportunity to walk through the streets and talk to people that lost everything...

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