We Are Doomed People

We are doomed people. Nurses’ aides, housekeepers, LPN and Ward Clerks
Maintenance and kitchen cooks; slave of the modern workplaces
We are the Victims of Hurricane Sandy
Taking life for granted,
 Everything was nice and dandy
  until Sandy furious attack 
 In an instant life live: reverse like a deadly curse
Forcing the Oil prices to rise higher after volatile week
We cried, we pray, we curse under the same breath
 Frequently asked question “Why us father why we
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Angel-Simon Avatar
November 16, 2012 at 7:02 AM
Annie, you remind me of T.S Eliot's cry in The Waste Land. Indeed Nature has two-edged sword that strikes mankind. Sometimes Nature fails in harmony.
Lander Avatar
November 16, 2012 at 5:30 PM
Thank you Angel Simon for your comment
Dietrich Avatar
November 11, 2012 at 4:56 PM
sorry for all the havoc this has caused in your life. It WILL get better and I really pray for you that another bad thing will not happen along for a long time to come.
Lander Avatar
November 13, 2012 at 5:04 PM
well as today I do not have a job, because of Sandy.. but i will never give up...
A  Avatar
November 11, 2012 at 4:33 PM
Yes we are~SKAT~
Lander Avatar
November 13, 2012 at 5:04 PM
we are more doomed. one love Annie
May Avatar
November 11, 2012 at 3:38 PM
it is hard to explain why these events occur.....but we have to keep the faith.....love
Palmer Avatar
November 11, 2012 at 3:29 PM
it's nature Anne we win some we lose some but lately the weather cycles has changed due to the interference of mankind,nice write
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