The Earthquake's Wake

An earthquake strikes without warning,

Shaking the earth and tearing everything asunder.

The ground beneath our feet churns and roils,

As buildings crumble and homes are destroyed.

Families are torn apart, their lives forever changed.

In an instant, all that they knew is gone.

The aftermath is a scene of chaos and despair,

As people search for loved ones and try to find a way to repair.

The ground is scarred, the landscape altered.

The once familiar is now a foreign place.

But even in the face of tragedy,

We find the strength to carry on, to rebuild and to move forward.

The earthquake may have taken much,

But it cannot shake our resolve.

We stand together, united in our pain,

And we will rise from the ashes once again.