Yushu Earthquake

Yushu Earthquake – 14 April 2010

The earth lifted it's shoulders, the ground shuddered, buildings were flattened, lives snuffed out
Life would never be the same in sleepy Yushu, the area now a waste land
Hopes, dreams, all dissolved as soft mist that dresses the surrounding mountain tops
How does the largely Tibetan Community cope, can a new tomorrow arise out of the rubble
This was question that all thought, none dared to utter

Day one came to an end, the mercury fell, the earth offered up an encore
Icy fear gripped the heart's of the people, another taste of hell
Little water, little food, precious little hope
Who are the survivors, those whose hearts beat, or those who sleep the long sleep
Will help arrive, fear numbing the mind, draining the soul

The Tibetans were not abandoned, their suffering and loss, tore at the heart of the nation
Soldiers, monks, heavy equipement, the rank and file, dug into the earth to re-claim their own
A race track became a tent city, the injured were treated, the fit camped out
Throughout the day and night, and the days to come
The earth grudgingly gave up the living and the dead

Time is a good friend, it drags all into the future, willing or despondent
The rising dawn will make it's return, locals will try to make peace with their loss
Life will slither along as it has done for centuries