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Poem Summary
Awaiting rescue is a poem about trying to ride out the hurricane in one's house hoping to protect his possessions. As the storm becomes violent he wonders why he stayed as he listens to the wind. Rain forms a pond in his living room while his car has drifted away. He panics as he awaits rescue.
"Never Before Heard 911 Calls From Hurricane Katrina by CBS Evening News"
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Awaiting Rescue
Listening with jittery nerves,
the raging wind
fiercely howls,
shutters rip away,
rafters bang on the roof,
he wonders
why he is riding out this storm.
He thought his soul
would be fearless
with not an ounce of panic,
safeguarding his possessions
as he watched the strorm.
Rain pelts down
through the cracks in the ceiling,
a pond now on the living room floor,
recessed plywood rips off
violently shattering the glass.
He grasp a dimly lit flashlight
rushing to see
sheets of rain swirling down
into a newly formed lake
where his car used to be.
A sinking feeling
sits in the pit of his stomach,
growing deeper
with a rapid pulse of panic
engulfing his body,
as he anxiuosly awaits rescue.
"Weather Caught On Camera - Stuck on Toof During Katrina by The Weather Channel"
© 2019 BRENDA ARLEDGE
Comments
BRENDA ARLEDGE (author) from Washington Court House on May 14, 2021:
Misbah
Thank you.
Luckily, I have never experienced anything like this...I was just trying to imagine how it would feel.
Take care.
Misbah Sheikh from The World of Poets on May 14, 2021:
Brenda, you expressed it very well. our muscles clench, our temperature skyrockets, or our stomach turns. We get panic. With a mind in overdrive, we are deaf to everything our partner says. When facing such situation.The feeling of helplessness.
Awaiting rescue. The frustration of waiting to get help. I enjoyed it
Blessings and love
BRENDA ARLEDGE (author) from Washington Court House on May 14, 2021:
Riding out the storm
