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Katrina, Katrina

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Hellicane: Poets Respond to Hurricane Katrina

Katrina, Katrina, What have you done to me? I know I am not alone But I'm taking it personally You tortured my animals And made them starve I couldn't get back fast enough Now they're lost My family is dispersed I now live alone Depressed and lonely A barren trailer is now my home Everything I loved and nurtured Was taken away from me My home, my grocery store My comfort zone My family I now seldom see Daily reminders are everywhere My dreams, my hopes are riddled With despair True, my life was teetering down Before your wrath destroyed my world When my spirit was fragile and weak Your winds toppled it to the ground Overwhelmed, I crumbled away leaving me broken and sad Still I struggled to stay afloat With whatever hope I had I fell so hard that my heart shattered Depressed and angry, nothing mattered No longer do I live in my familiar surroundings My meager treasured belongings Muddied and ruined But despite your reign of destruction I vow to defeat you With my faith and conviction I assure you my family will beat you Hard work and love will uphold As I work hard and help thy neighbors My friends and family Will surely come home

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“Katrina, Katrina,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/26498.