TSUNAMI
December 26th 2004
| The tsunami burst forth with a thunderous roar With horror laid bare in its wake It paid no attention to mournful screams It claimed every life it could take Death and destruction, heartbreak and hell Rode in on the crest of a wave The old and the young, the strong and the weak Were clasped in a watery grave And those who were spared had their hearts torn to shreds As they staggered in dazed disbelief The heavens echoed their heartbroken sobs And the whole world was darkened in grief Thousands would die on this fateful day In an angry sea smothered in foam Mothers and fathers, daughters and sons Would never again see their home Was this the will of a powerful God? For we're told that he's loving and kind If he can't see the pain and the heartbreak and grief Then I fear that our God must be blind We're only mere mortals who search for a truth But did this wear the mark of God's seal? If he's numb to the horrors this great wave has wrought Then I fear that our God cannot feel The priests may cry from their pulpits high With a knowing smile on their face That these were all God's children And they've gone to a far better place But many a true believer Will pause to catch their breath For it's hard to imagine a loving God When the world is clouded in death As we band together to answer the call And give what assistance we can Let us bury all racial hatred And study the heart of the man You will find that he's made out of flesh and blood No matter his race or his creed His heart aches with sadness -- just like ours As he answers this terrible need And if understanding and tolerance And love for our fellow man Can emerge from the ruins of tragedy Could this be a cunning God's plan? Our faith in a God has been questioned The grief in our hearts will remain But if mankind can forge lasting friendships Then perhaps all was not lost in vain. K.D. Abbott © 2007 |
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