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The Day after Tomorrow

Contributed by FragileStrength on Thursday, 15th October 2009 @ 02:41:00 PM in AEST
Topic: MiscPoems

I wrote this poem after watching the day after tomorrow. It is about a family traveling to Mexico to escape the upcoming storm. It is told in the child's point of view until the 2nd stanza, then it is the mexicans talking. But it goes back to the little girl at the end. There are spanish lines I added to the poem, and I have the meaning of them at the bottom in the right order.

Father says hurry up
it's a long way from here to there.
Only take what you need
don't more than you can bare.
Mother says dress for cold
the temperature will drop very low.
Don't worry child we'll be there soon
can't have too much farther to go.
Father says quiet down
can't hear the weatherman.
Hurricane of snow prepared to strike
nowhere left to go, we do not have a plan.
Mother says wake up now
we're getting closer to the south.
They say the fence turned around,
now the razor wire keeps us out.
New York, please don't forget me
as the miles between us grow longer.
They don't want us here,
but the storm is growing stronger.

All the signs say no Gringo,
there is nowhere else for you to stay.
Usted no puede venir aqui,
too many of you in our way.
Hay tambien muchos de usteds aqui
only enough room for our kind.
Demasiados para alimentar
not enough food to find.
No queremos aqui,
your people are never sober.
The storm is breaking up now
our endless struggle is now over.

Father says get up now
we will leave at dawn.
Alot of people are dead, no time to grieve
just pack up your things and move on.

Spanish lines:
You can't stay here
There is too many of you here
too many to feed
we don't want you here

Copyright © FragileStrength ... [ 2009-10-15 14:41:00]
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Re: The Day after Tomorrow (User Rating: 1 )
by Former_Member on Monday, 26th October 2009 @ 03:47:32 PM AEST
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Fascinating subject. The way you approached it is interesting, too.

I can imagine the response of people, when they are confronted with the havoc wreaked by climate change, would be very close to what you've written.

If we don't do something about the damage we're doing to our planet, there might soon be no "Day After Tomorrow."

Great write.

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