PERSONAL DISASTERS

Personal disasters

By james a. galgano

Headache hand grenade

lightning below the grass

in the comfort of sheltering shade

every promise made broken.

almost as soon as spoken.

Angry earthquake after dark

Captive of misdirected tremors spark

Raging wildfires destroying all in its way

While newly homeless search place to stay

Approaching hurricane still nameless rages

Awaiting populace taken shelter in shelters of straw

Within eye of storm become easy prey in cages

Not unlike this last one which came the night before.

Blazing tornado spins its tale of woe to all in its path.

A population of Dorothys' captured within each torrential pirouette.

When the dust settles search and recovery in the aftermath.

Accruing damage and injuries never will forget.