Far Louder Cries

After a Chemical Explosion

It was exactly what the doctor feared,

after the chemical explosion,

she just stared

about the hospital ward,

so many lives at stake,

she felt as if her heart would break,

the place was crammed

with many beds as it could hold,

so many spirits damned,

and so many souls were cold,

and most of the space

was filled with sleeping mats,

and death is what most would face,

as the holy ghost just sat,

it was certain it could smell

the stench of death

in this isolated hell,

as it held its breath,

there was a low background hum of pain,

soldiers going insane,

salvation was needed,

and God tries,

as several other soldiers who were contributing

far louder cries,

waits…

Reviews

[Cassie316]

wow.. I think I am a fan of your writing! I like this one too. ha I want to be a nurse, and if I ever worked as a war nurse I would totally feel this way! I mean it would be so overwhelming! The only thing I'm not sure about in this one is the last line. Are you sure it should be "waits"? and not "wait"...... other soldiers wait, not other soldiers waits...

[Cherrie Palmer]

I'm glad I found this poem , It moved me. Cherrie