by Mary West - Hurricane Survivor, New Orleans, Louisiana
Who tried to steal this city of mine
Hurricane Katrina.....A moment in time
Why did this happen to a city so unique
We can point to and blame the Government
For being so very weak
Our levees were dismissed
Since the days of Governor Long
For the Government should've secured them
And made them big & strong
So is it any wonder
That Katrina came to be
And swallowed up the city
For the whole world to see
It destroyed our people and the culture we all love
As they scrambled & screamed for help from above
And that help came so slow, as lives & homes were lost
For as the storm grew, the city paid the cost
Where once there was Jazz and Gumbo
And dancing in the streets
The city became silent
As we wept in disbelief
The faces of the helpless
Will forever remain real clear
As the city tries to recover
And struggles from year to year
The Jazz will return to Bourbon
And the Steamboats will roll along
But Hurricane Katrina
In our hearts will live on
For when history is recorded
And New Orleans is defined
We'll always remember Katrina
More than a moment in time!
Hellicane category: SURVIVORS' Tales
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