Uninvited, unwelcomed and unwanted Stubborn and forceful He pushes his way destroying anything or anyone in his path He is a disgrace to this world Determined and daring Egotistic and selfish He doesn’t hesitate To show off his strengths and grandeur As we prepare for his arrival We question his behavior And ask Why? Simply, Why? We pray for protection From this monstrous visitor We wait patiently, frustrated and scared He proudly announces his arrival Blowing his breaths every which way Our sun and stars no longer shine Nature’s beauties facing misery He keeps an eye on our land But not to protect us, in any way He stakes out his territory Carefully planning his next move He spreads his wings out as far as he can Making certain everyone knows he’s here He angers our oceans, rivers and lakes Sending them crashing onto our shores His angry tears fall upon us Filled with threats of devastation With all his hatred and fury behind him He moves on to his next prey But, as his death approaches Our visitor now looks like a small child Apologizing for his behavior, asking for forgiveness As he leaves, taking with him his angers He warns us that his relatives may visit Sometime in the near future You must be ready he says For my family may not be as gentle as I You believe I was harsh I was only doing my natural duty Goodbye world, I hope you will remember me And remember him, we shall… In memory of all the innocent people who lost their lives. Hurricane Georges Date of birth: September 15th, 1998 R.I.P.: September 28th, 1998Birth sign: Not entered
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