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Hellicane: Poets Respond to Hurricane Katrina

See me I am naked to the world today As all has been stripped away Within hours my life is gone I need the strength to carry on

Hear me As I cry out loud One in hundreds of this homeless crowd Within days my life torn to shreds Nowhere for us to lay our tired heads

Feel me As this could be you Mother Nature takes charge of what we do The human element of our lives is spent We are lost inside of this tragic event

Touch me As I live in pain So much lost it seems insane Doors closed to my constant plea Bow your heads and pray for me

Show me That your love is near Or I should die inside my fear Within minutes I stood alone Among so many in this hurricane zone

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“Hurricane Zone,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/26361.

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