The last couple of weeks have been hard: watching the news and constantly reading up on the current conditions of Southern Texas after Hurricane Harvey, how people act and react in situations like this is both amazing and appalling.
I’ve been conflicted writing a response poem to this event because I do not want to distance the event further from myself and others nor do I want to just write about my own reaction to this event (which is extremely complicated and a debatable thing to do). But being left to watch so much happen throughout the different medias in our society and world has left me with nothing but my poetry and hope.
Here is some general information about Hurricane Harvey. There are multiple ways to give your donations and countless people have come together to help Corpus Christi to Houston in this dire time of need.
Watching the surreal scenes broadcasted
the waters flooding cities, neighborhoods, homes,
and leaving nothing but desolation. Watching
politicians and public figures scramble to help or stand still.
I am watching, waiting, lump in my throat
and ache in my heart.
If you’re reading this Thank You for taking time out of your day to read my writing.
-Alina