Since the twister and destruction in Joplin, MO has become such a huge topic, I felt sort of inspired by a comment someone wrote on Facebook to write a poem, so here's what I came up with. Enjoy.
Joplin
When it feels like your world is crumblin’ down
Someone’s home may be fallin’ to the ground
So before you go thinkin’ that you’ve got it bad
Remember that at least you’ve still got your dad
‘Cause somewhere in the world tonight
Someone’s family just lost the fight
So when you say you just don’t know how you’ll go on
Remember that they lost everything before dawn
It came so fast they didn’t have time to prepare
Most of them made it, but they were left in despair
Standing there, staring at all the rubble
Never having felt so humbled
So when you feel like you keep gettin’ knocked down
Be grateful that at least you get to go another round
Because I know they won’t even dare to whisper
About the day they lost everything to the twister
