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Hellicane: Poets Respond to Hurricane Katrina

Today; I watched in horror, as my world fell apart Today; I witnessed the death, of both my father and my mother Today; I experienced the agony, of having my baby sister ripped from my arms Today; my entire family was washed away, along with everyone I have ever known or loved.

Today; I died, as the entire world looked on in morbid fascination Today; the world and I learned how to spell the word Katrina

Katrina; a solid wall of salty water (a massive tear) crashed down upon my world Katrina; will never equal the tears that have been shed, by all of us who have died or of those left behind (the living dead) to bury (us) their dead

Citation

“Katrina,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/26165.