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The Unspeakable

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Hellicane: Poets Respond to Hurricane Katrina

Savage winds powerful rain making lives joyless People feeling Godforsaken Young ones frightened Aunts, uncles, cousins, brothers, sisters, moms, dads, all devastated Unusual things have happened, unspeakable things Everyone trying to help, being reliant, but panic-stricken Lives are broken into pieces smaller than an atom Everyone bewildered and loved ones lost Many lonely, many dead Some weak like they can't carry on But there comes a time in every person's life Where they need to forget what happened And never underestimate Mother Nature

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“The Unspeakable,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/26347.