Earthquake

Trembles the Earth
again,
	again,
		again;
every jolt, collapses;
every jolt, cries;
every jolt, death
… and then only ruins
   windows empty sockets
and then only sadness
   on those broken lives
and then only tears
   on what it is no longer

Marco
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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September 21, 2016 at 3:11 AM
Life : luv'd it thank you
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