Storm memories surge Drowning all song Except the mermaid’s dirge 17 years ago New Orleans drowned Silenced for months Streets deserted Trees toppled Roofs broken The well-meaning psychiatrist Said turn off the TV Do something else Think something else Listen to a different song While your city Blackens Drowns Beneath the hurricane’s Fierce cacophony My mother’s china My sister’s kitchen My niece’s wedding presents The joyous jazz strains of our lives Drowned to silence Umbrellas blown inside out As we second line our way back After our city went black
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Oh my gosh so true! All those thoughts. It hit dead on to where mom and dad use to live. My uncle and aunt are still down there. We have not heard from them since the storm cleared. Also my buddy Jamie’s parents are in Naples. I texted with her this morning. Her dad died mid September. Jamie is still there. She and her mom both had covid, her mom is in the hospital and Jamie rode the storm out in their house. They have power back on and no damage to their house, so she anticipates discharge for her mom today. Everything is worse in the storm- I remember all that happened with your sisters too. I just have an endless lump in my throat. So glad my parents aren’t there.
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