New Orleans

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Hellicane: Poets Respond to Hurricane Katrina

Flooded New Orleans means\r\nNo more good rice and red beans\r\n\r\nFewer feet\r\nOn Bourbon street\r\n\r\nStuff happens to make the blues\r\nMaybe not what we choose\r\nDon\'t want to lose\r\n\r\nAll our stuff\r\nAnd see the neighbors getting tough\r\n\r\nThose who survived\r\nGot out alive\r\nCould drive\r\n\r\nEscape\r\nWhile superman loses his cape\r\n\r\nRape, murder and looting\r\nTaxpayers shooting\r\nUncle Sam rooting\r\n\r\nFor the war\r\n\r\nI mean the Gulf Coast\r\nWhile drinking champagne and offering a toast\r\n\r\nTo all those cats on hot tin roofs\r\nWhat more proof\r\n\r\nDo we need\r\nYou know greed\r\n\r\nIs starring in this arena\r\nExecutive powers co-produced, directed by Hurricane Katrina

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“New Orleans,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 25, 2024, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/26333.