Cry With Me

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Come, feel my pain and cry with me;
witness my loss to wind and sea.
Maria washed away my dreams;
Her wails mocking the children's screams.

Puerto Rico struggled to cope
as a surge of water drowned hope.
To lose all, even who you are;
outweighs the loss of house or car.

Collapsed homes with no walls or roofs;
get pimped by the news, out for spoofs.
And people learn they're all alone;
as Trump's heart quickly turns to stone.

Food and water are things I trust;
pray to God if you feel you must.
My life was destroyed on that day;
watching all I owned float away.

No lights on in the streets and bars;
night was given back to the stars.
And as in a hypnotic trance;
Fear joined Death in a ghoulish dance.

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Line Gauthier

Date: 5/15/2018 8:05:00 PM

Powerful. Superbly done, Emile.

Emile Pinet
Date: 5/16/2018 8:43:00 AM

Thank you so much Line, your comments are most appreciated my friend, Emile.

Arthur Vaso

Date: 10/21/2017 10:27:00 PM

Maria was a devastation for sure, hopefully communities unite and rebuild, such a fine write.

Emile Pinet
Date: 10/22/2017 7:37:00 PM

Thank you Arthur, your comments and support are greatly appreciated my friend, Emile.

Silent One

Date: 10/20/2017 8:51:00 AM

Such a sad honest write my friend.. Well expressed.

Emile Pinet
Date: 10/20/2017 10:10:00 AM

Thanks Silent One, your comments and support are greatly appreciated my friend, Emile.

Jesse Zerlaut

Date: 10/19/2017 10:27:00 PM

This is so intoxicatingly dour. In the way, I feel myself drink it in, and sigh a heartfelt sigh of regret that this has happened to them, and yet your words beautifully give their suffering a voice. Thank you for sharing this art with us.

Emile Pinet
Date: 10/20/2017 7:54:00 AM

Thanks so much Jesse, your comments and support are greatly appreciated my friend, Emile.