Monday, December 26, 2005

Tsunami Killer Waves 2004

The tsunami in 2004 took away more than 10 000 lives in India, Maldives, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Sir Lanka, and many other smaller islands.

One year after the event, dreams are still shattered, homes are still destroyed, and hearts are still broken. Mother Nature, how cruel are you to us. We destroy Earth and you took away our human lives.

Video clips of the tsunami are shown on tv, interviews are conducted, families cried over again, 1 minute silence was observed in serveral countries, so, have we learn any lesson from this diaster?

It is disheartening to watch the after effect of the killer waves, heartbreaking to watch those tears fall down again from faces of the lost's kins, but it is more important to learn how to move on with life and make the best out of what we/they have now.

I had written a poem for the souls who left us, who was taken away by the killer waves, who reminded me how blessed i am to be sitting here, typing away.

This is for you


You may have left us, but you will be remembered
You may have been abandoned, but you will still be deeply loved.
Your soul will be prayed for, your courage will be honoured.
You cry to no one, yet your loved ones cry out to you.

You gave up your precious life, so that someone else could lived
You braved your only life, so that someone else could be saved
Your soul will be remembered, your name will be spoken of.
You bow to no one, not even the killer waves of nature

Your endurance is our admiration , Your sacrifice touches our hearts
Your bravery belittles the waves, Your strength lets the living lives.

Gone you may be, but forgotten you are not.






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