Rumbling Ground

The ground will shake, and it will rumble

volcanos erupt on either side and we look up to all the ash

Little feet trying to keep pace behind you

their big eyes crying

where will you go now

where will we go now

where will I go

they ask you mama, where's daddy, where's brother

waves as tall as buildings and house’s crumble into clay

we were all warned but yet we ignored

we were meant to gather supplies and keep our families safe

we have failed and find ourselves lost

scientists said this would be bad

we never thought it true
but now that it's happened we wished the day would start a new
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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