Nature

• Dooyeon Lee, Grade 9
• Poetry
• 2019

Nature is what we see
The soaring mountains, the glistening oceans, the steaming deserts and such magnificent grace
However, once tainted with filth, she kills in the name of a deity, both the wrong and the merciful
Yet she doesn’t feel a thing
Grown men playing a child’s game, giving us a false sense of security “We’ll be fine” Calling and calling, but to no avail, no reply reaches their ears
We see people searching and searching, forever searching
However nothing except for the jagged rocks and bricks, no skin, no hair, all just rough bricks
She shrouds the vision of the running, through the smoke that the debris cause
She tears through the ground, and dashes at us at a rapid speed, trampling, crushing, grinding and murdering
People call for help, scream in demise and run for their lives
However not a single bit of pity, mercy or sympathy is shown
As her wrath ceased, it came to an end
Slowly but surely, the truth I am beginning to see, leaving a grim reminder