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HAITI~~after the earthquake~~

January 28, 2013
By Ygermain SILVER, Phila, Pennsylvania
Ygermain SILVER, Phila, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.&quot;<br /> George Bernard Shaw


MY HEART HAS BEEN BROKEN INTO PIECES SINCE THE DAY OF YOUR DEVASTATION.
THE DAY WHEN EVERYONE WAS SHAKING,
EVEN IF YOU DIDN'T WANT TO,
BECAUSE THAT TIME WASN'T OPTIONAL BUT OBLIGATORY.
I WASN'T THERE BUT STILL I WAS HURT.
I DON'T REALLY HAVE TO BE THERE TO HURT, BUT YOU'RE MY HOME.
YOU ARE WHERE I WILL ALWAYS LAY MY HEAD ON.
YOU ARE NOW ALL INTO SADNESS, SO DO MY HEART.

I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THE DAY WHEN YOU HAD BEEN DESTROYED.
THE DAY THAT BROUGHT ALL OF US INTO HEART BEATING.
THE DAY WE HAVE TO HOLD EACH OTHER'S HAND AND SAY GOODBYE.
WHEN EVERYBODY WAS CIRCLING WITH SMOKES.
I WILL NOT FORGET THE DAY WHEN PARENTS WAS WONDERING FOR THEIR CHILDREN, SO DO THE CHILDREN
I CANT FORGET WHEN THE GREEDY EARTH OPENED ITS MOUTH TO ATE OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
I WILL NEVER FORGET THE NOON, WHEN EVERYONE WAS BLIND, RUNNING UP AND DOWN IN THE STREET, AND DIDNT EVEN KNOW WHERE THEY WERE GOING.
THE NOON WHEN CHILDREN SHOULD PREPARE FOR SCHOOL
BUT MOST OF THEM SAY GOODBYE.

THE NOON EVERYONE SHOULD LEAVE THEIR HOUSE IF ONLY THEY WISH ANOTHER MINUTE IN THEIR LIFE.
THE NOON WHEN EVERY RADIOS WAS OFF BUT STILL THERE WAS MUSIC PLAYING WITH PEOPLE'S MOUTH CRYING FOR HELP
NOT EVEN THE DAY WHEN PEOPLE WAS LAYING UNDER ROCKS AS IF IT WAS THEY WAS ON THEIR BED.
NOT THE TIME WHEN NEW EXPERIENCES WERE MAKING.
NOT THE TIME WHEN FEET ARE STUCK UNDER ROCK, I WILL FORGET.
NOT EVEN TODAY, HEARING MY OWN BLOOD ARE GETTING DISEASE.

I WILL NOT FORGET THAT TIME!!!
THE TIME WHEN ALL GOOD BECAME TRASH.
WHEN EVERYBODY BECAME ONE.
WHEN ALL YOU SEE WAS TRASH,
THAT TIME, EVEN PEOPLE'S BODIES BECAME TRASH
THE TIME WHEN ANY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GOOD AND TRASH COULDN'T MAKE
WHEN BABIES ARE SUFFERING LIKE ADULTS. ~NO DIFFERENCE~
NOT EVEN TODAY'S NEWS I WOULD FORGET


I'M NOT ASKING WHY....BUT STILL I'M WONDERING.
LIFE WILL NEVER BE AS EASY AS WE HUMAN BEING THINK OF.
TOGETHER WE WILL MAKE IT THROUGH.
DON'T STAY IN THE PAST, SO THE OUR FUTURE THOUGHT COULD NOT BE BUSY.

~~COURAGE TO ALL HAITIANS~~


The author's comments:
I wrote this after the incident that happened in Haiti-January 12, 2010

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