Indonesia Is In Grief

Indonesia is in grief
many lives taken in a matter of seconds
the earth is shaking, the floods are everywhere
the mountain starts erupting, is this the end of the time?

tears are falling, many lives missing
this heart is broken, only prayers freely spoken
though you have everything, life seems so interesting
but when the earth shows its anger, we turned vulnerable

i watch the television, parents lost their children
no more smile in their faces see their houses thorned to pieces
we can't just neglect the truth, their sadness is our sorrow
can we still pray for a hope of a better tomorrow

maybe it's our call to over think of it all
maybe we've lost our way, always tried to fulfill our greed
now God has decide, nothing else we could do
but to accept, to understand, to learn, to help and to change

i can only pray for this country
i can only pray for a better future
i know its power can save this planet
i know this is where the children will grow
so they can be more wiser than us
more caring for others, loving their planet
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Brown Avatar
October 30, 2010 at 11:43 AM
Thank you for posting your compassionate poetry here at PoetrySoup so we all may read it Mony. May your weekend be one of good health and may you find joy in living and find buckets of inspiration along the way. Wishing you the best in any contest you have entered or are going to enter this weekend. Love, Carol
K. Avatar
October 30, 2010 at 7:51 AM
Sometimes prayer does seem to be the only solution during these devastating moments, and I agree, change should follow after wards-- there should always be action to go hand in hand with it-- we don't have full control over natural disasters but we can always try to pick ourselves from the rubble-- my heart goes out to the victims and praying for them as well--nikko
Mehta Avatar
October 30, 2010 at 7:49 AM
Touchy and sad write on the toll the earthquake has taken in Indonesia, Mony
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