SURVIVORS of HAITI
TO BE WITHOUT A HOME
LOOKING FOR FAMILY, FRIENDS, A FAMILIAR FACE TO REALIZE YOU HAVE BEEN LEFT ALONE
SUCH A UNWEARY AND UNEASING FEELING
TO HAVE TO RESTART WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN BUILDING
KNOWING THAT ALL YOU ONCE KNOWN HAS BEEN TORE DOWN AND GONE
PRAYING TO REWIND THE TIMES LIKE A FAVORITE SONG
TAKING BY THE WINDS, THE RAINS, THE QUAKE
BELIEVE THE EARTH STOOD STILL, TILL YOU FELT THE EARTH SHAKE
WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO LEND A HAND
GIVE A DRINK OF WATER, A PIECE BREAD ANYTHING OF GAIN
HELP ME QUENCE MY THIRST
WASN’T READY TO PUT MY MOTHER IN A HURST
MOST DEFINTIELY NOT TO LEAVE HER BODY ON THE STREET
COVERING HER FACE WITH ALL THAT I HAD, A SINGLE BED SHEET
WHERE IS A WARMING BODY THAT HAS A SOUL
WANTING DESPERSTLY TO REUNITE AND TO HOLD
HOLD ANYONE THAT WILL HOLD ME
NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD FEEL SO ALONE AND NEEDY
TO RESCUE ME FROM THIS RUBBISH
MY FEELINGS RANGE FROM FEAR TO FRUSTRATION TO ANGUISH
DON’T YOU SEE THE BLOOD POUR FROM MY HEAD
HAVE TO MAKE IT THROUGH THIS, I AM NOT READY TO CLAIM DEAD
THE WORLD IS IN NEED OF YOU NOW LORD
KNOW YOU HEAR MY PRAYERS, AND WHAT I PRAY FOR
I PRAY TO BE SUBSTAINED AND MAINTAINED
ALLOW ME TO GET BACK ON MY FEET
MAKE IT THROUGH THIS TOUGH TIME WITH PEACE AND A SANE MIND
TO PAY MY RESPECT TO THOSE THAT LOST LIFE
TO ENDURE THIS PAIN CAUSE I KNOW I HAVE MUCH TO GAIN
YOU HAVE NEVER LEFT ME SOLELY OR LONELY
SO I SUFFER FOR NOW STILL HEARING THE SORROWFUL SOUNDS
TO REMIND ME OF A GREATER TOMORROW
THANK YOU LORD FOR PAIN TO SEE THE RAINBOW
I DEDICATE THIS TO THOSE WHO HAVE SUFFERED LOST BY THE EARTHQUAKE THAT DEVASTATED HAITI, THE FAMILY, THE FRIENDS, THE NEIGHBORS
JOYA
01.21.10
LOOKING FOR FAMILY, FRIENDS, A FAMILIAR FACE TO REALIZE YOU HAVE BEEN LEFT ALONE
SUCH A UNWEARY AND UNEASING FEELING
TO HAVE TO RESTART WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN BUILDING
KNOWING THAT ALL YOU ONCE KNOWN HAS BEEN TORE DOWN AND GONE
PRAYING TO REWIND THE TIMES LIKE A FAVORITE SONG
TAKING BY THE WINDS, THE RAINS, THE QUAKE
BELIEVE THE EARTH STOOD STILL, TILL YOU FELT THE EARTH SHAKE
WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO LEND A HAND
GIVE A DRINK OF WATER, A PIECE BREAD ANYTHING OF GAIN
HELP ME QUENCE MY THIRST
WASN’T READY TO PUT MY MOTHER IN A HURST
MOST DEFINTIELY NOT TO LEAVE HER BODY ON THE STREET
COVERING HER FACE WITH ALL THAT I HAD, A SINGLE BED SHEET
WHERE IS A WARMING BODY THAT HAS A SOUL
WANTING DESPERSTLY TO REUNITE AND TO HOLD
HOLD ANYONE THAT WILL HOLD ME
NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD FEEL SO ALONE AND NEEDY
TO RESCUE ME FROM THIS RUBBISH
MY FEELINGS RANGE FROM FEAR TO FRUSTRATION TO ANGUISH
DON’T YOU SEE THE BLOOD POUR FROM MY HEAD
HAVE TO MAKE IT THROUGH THIS, I AM NOT READY TO CLAIM DEAD
THE WORLD IS IN NEED OF YOU NOW LORD
KNOW YOU HEAR MY PRAYERS, AND WHAT I PRAY FOR
I PRAY TO BE SUBSTAINED AND MAINTAINED
ALLOW ME TO GET BACK ON MY FEET
MAKE IT THROUGH THIS TOUGH TIME WITH PEACE AND A SANE MIND
TO PAY MY RESPECT TO THOSE THAT LOST LIFE
TO ENDURE THIS PAIN CAUSE I KNOW I HAVE MUCH TO GAIN
YOU HAVE NEVER LEFT ME SOLELY OR LONELY
SO I SUFFER FOR NOW STILL HEARING THE SORROWFUL SOUNDS
TO REMIND ME OF A GREATER TOMORROW
THANK YOU LORD FOR PAIN TO SEE THE RAINBOW
I DEDICATE THIS TO THOSE WHO HAVE SUFFERED LOST BY THE EARTHQUAKE THAT DEVASTATED HAITI, THE FAMILY, THE FRIENDS, THE NEIGHBORS
JOYA
01.21.10
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