Hurricane

Hurricane

I think everything became distorted
that one simple, ordinary day.
There was nothing we could do,
and there was nothing we could say.

It came creeping like a ticking time bomb;
the horrific demon in disguise.
It devastated many houses,
it claimed hundreds of lives.

Trees and plants were uprooted,
Windows and doors were smashed.
Some people attempted to escape,
but it was all happening so fast.

I will never forget that feeling
of when I thought it might be you.
I constantly repeated to myself:
‘There’s no way it could be true’.

Gradually the calms returned
and many tried to rebuild their lives.
I still sat there waiting for you
unable to fall asleep at night

I can’t describe the joy that I felt,
on one other, ordinary day.
When I got the message saying ‘I’m fine’
and that was all you needed to say.