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(Written after hearing a reporter interview a 7-year-old girl whose family were victims of hurricane Katrina. I hope that this innocent child will not be scarred for life by the shameful events that took place during the aftermath of the hurricane Katrina which hit the Gulf Coast on Monday, August 29th, 2005.)

Mama's in prison, Why ain't she here? There's dead people in the bathroom And a rat over there

The water kept rising And there's no food anywhere There's dead people in the bathroom and I'm scared to go there

Why are we still here Is it cause we black, and we poor? There's dead people in the bathroom I can't take much more

The big folks is shouting And there's shooting here too There's dead people in the bathroom Mama I'm angry at you!

Whose going to save me? I've been here for so long There's dead people in the bathroom And the stink is so strong

There's dead people in the bathroom Did you hear what I said? Them rats in the gutter Are eating the dead

Will they eat me next? There's nowhere to run There's dead people in the bathroom Will I soon be one?

There's dead people in the bathroom And it's so hot today I wish that this nightmare Would just go away . . .