So the Wind Goes

The dam was destroyed and the people fled...
So the wind goes...
The ship was lost by the conquering sea...
As the waves suddenly rose...
Trees were uprooted; houses turned to dust...
As the bodies decompose...
My life blown away in a single breath,
and so the wind goes...
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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