Grief For Dernah
/A devastating flood was a crippling blow,
Lost hearts weep o'er family they'll never again know.
In Dernah the waters rose up and wreaked great despair;
The homes of many flooded, the sorrow shook the air.
The grief was palpable, it cut through the rain;
The trash piled high and it felt like such pain.
The lives of precious people swept away in a night,
With no time or warning, no chance of a fight.
The survivors' hearts strong but broken and sore,
The death of so many that they will never ignore.
It's a tragedy so deep of which none can compare,
Nowhere to go but inside to hold on and to bear.
Such a tragedy could not have been foreseen,
Yet the people of Dernah press on, now strong and keen.
By Bushra Tughar
From: Libya
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