When Tragedy Strikes 
We May Fall Apart 
Cause ‘It’ Hits Hard 
Surely, Crumbling Starts 
 
May Be, A Small Piece 
May Be, Bit By Bit 
Or Go Down Quick 
By One TKO Hit 
 
Or One Last Straw 
One Final Blow 
Hard To Know 
When Hope, Falls Or Go 
 
Like A Faucet Drip 
Drop By Drop, Struck 
Heartbeat, Gets Stuck 
On Self-Destruct 
 
A  Natural Reaction 
Like A Natural Disaster 
Tornado Spins Faster 
In Your Own Backyard Pasture 
 
When Tragedy Strikes 
When Big Trouble Appears 
In Tidal Wave Tears 
Turns Into Hurricane Years 
 
When Tragedy Strikes 
I Pray You’re Strong 
To Hang-In-There Long 
Longer, Than A Swan-Song … 
 
 
                             Written & ©:  4/23/10 
 
                              By:    MoonBee
MoonBee Canady
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/when-tragedy-strikes/