The damage is done...

The damage is done,
Only shards remain where once,
A whole heart was claimed

The devastation is vast,
Rows of abandoned home
Far as the eye can see

You can still hear the music
The soulful sounds of a movement
Crowds spilling through the streets

All that remains is silence
A vast sense of loss
All but defeated

The damage is done
We will rise again
The heart vows to keep beating

Some return
Face the challenge
And remain …

Others have moved on
They cannot bear it
The faint beat of a weakened heart

They want to help
They want to scream
They reluctantly abandon her in her time of need

So few have returned
How will the heart beat again
How will the blood flow through it’s veins as it once did

Progress is being made
The lost ones are being replaced by new souls
Brave humans ready for the challenge

She will rise
Her heart will beat once again
She will never be conquered

Or will she…

Boom Pow a rig explodes
Her homes were taken and now her livelihood
How will she weather this storm…

(Shared Contribution by AM)