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You Think You Are In Charge

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Hellicane: Poets Respond to Hurricane Katrina

You think you are in charge You don't even have a clue Walking around here full of sin Doing whatever it is you want to do

But, ahhhh, now your eyes have been opened And now you finally see That with a stroke of his hands GOD took away a whole city

A city yes, that was definetly full of sin And you think this is the end and have no where to run GOD told me to mention this in my poem He said "My wrath has just begun"

You can't run from it or even try to hide Because when you look around you'll see That your sins are being televised I pray for the young and elderly

They are the innocent victims here As a matter of fact I pray for you all It's not the looters or the rapists You need to be afraid of

It is GOD you need to fear

So this is your last warning After this there will be no more GOD said evacuate to His Superdome ...Or be left standing at the door

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“You Think You Are In Charge,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/26200.

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