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Sometimes I Cry

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Hellicane: Poets Respond to Hurricane Katrina

Sometimes I cry when I think of home Wondering why everything's all gone

Sometimes I cry because some people died Trying to escape from the rising tide

Sometimes I cry when babies had no food The way they treated us was very cruel

Sometimes I cry from the nightmares I have The sorrow and pain is hard to bear

Sometimes I cry when I see the death toll So many bodies, mostly old

Sometimes I cry when nothing's wrong Then I think about families without a home

Sometimes I cry because my sisters are gone But with GOD'S help - He has made them strong

Sometimes I cry because it's great to be alive Thank you GOD that I survived

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“Sometimes I Cry,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/26360.

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