Tuesday, December 13, 2016

When Tragedy Strikes by Daniela Trejos: - 2nd Place Student Poetry Winner 2016 OHC Writer's contest

I am proud to publish on The Strait Line our 2nd place student poem, When Tragedy Strikes by Daniela Trejos.  Daniela is a student in Wayne County.



When Tragedy Strikes
by Daniela Trejos

When tragedy strikes

What do we do?

Do we let an ocean of fear engulf us?

Or do we wake from the horrid dream of reality

In order to cope and survive.

Sometimes tragedy will do us good

It will light up the way for something better

It will bring out the courage and will in us

It will spark a flame of determination to survive in our hearts

At first it will hurt - the pain of losing someone you love

Loneliness, Desperation, Guilt

All of those emotions will overwhelm your thoughts and soul

"WHY ME?"

You say day after day as a sea of sorrow gently carries you away.

But we must accept it - in order to live

We must learn to move on

And cope with tragedy

That will slowly heal as the seasons change

Though the pain is never forgotten, and the wound never healed

In the end, overcoming tragedy is the strongest a human will potentially ever be





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