In the Wind
I work my fingers to the bone
Every day of my life
To make things better than what I had
For my children and my wife
Then fate steps in and takes it away
In the twinkling of an eye
Huddled together in the bathroom floor
Afraid we're going to die
Pass us by oh mighty freight train
This night that's filled with screams
Why must you hurt so many,
And haunt our future dreams?
Give back what you have taken
Our sense of security
For life is somehow not the same
Nor will it ever be
The wind used to be a beautiful thing
That set my soul at ease
But twisted and mangled it's forever changed
And brings us to our knees
So many now lay silent
The laughter now fades away
Replaced with tears for those who died
And destruction left in your way
So much suffering left behind
With hearts that need to mend
The peace that closed our eyes to sleep
Has vanished in the wind
An EF2 Tornado hit my town killing 6 and injuring 38 with
lives left scattered across the county. It came in the middle of
the night we couldn't even see it coming. You prayers are
needed for all those people suffering across America
Copyright © Larry Belt | Year Posted 2011
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