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Torrential rain, hurricanes, storms in the night Natural disasters we're unable to fight South Florida withstood a catagory 1 hurricane A mild storm turned hostile, Katrina's her name

She uprooted trees, flying every which way Power was lost here for many a day Fuel, ice and water were hard to be found Batteries fading, TVs silent of sound

This same day in August, thirteen years ago Andrew hit Florida, we watched his winds blow Destroying whatever crossed his violent path Is this date a coincidence or God's vengeful wrath

Katrina left the Atlantic and continued to thrive Gaining speed in the gulf she reached catagory 5 The worst hurricane the USA's ever seen Landing predicted to be in New Orleans

Evacuate, leave the state, don't stick around By any means possible travel to higher ground The gulf coast is in for a horrible fate Take your loved ones and go before it's too late

Katrina's winds violently struck the gulf coast The eye hit Biloxi which seemed damaged the most New Orleans' French Quarter at first seemed okay Until the three levees breached later that day

Eight feet of water soon flooded the town Folks climbed to their attics so not to drown The poor, sick or elderly who could not stay at home Were told to seek shelter in the Superdome

Days following Katrina, FEMA had still not arrived There was no food or fresh water, causing many to die The ill and the elderly needed something to eat Others passed out from the unbearable heat

New Orleans should have been prepared for the worst But nobody thought that the levees would burst Despite reports stating that the dams weren't equipped It's hard to barricade a storm as enormous as this

Our citizens' welfare should be priority one Why dwell on or question what should have been done Mistakes of the past make us stronger and wise But blaming each other won't bring back lives