I hear my class laugh
Echoing
The light rustle of leaves
Whistling
As the storm approaches our land

We wait and listen for it to blow
Watching
It begins to grow dark and ominous
Rumbling
The thunder bears down on us

We don't put and frets into our heads
Doubting
We don't think anything bad was to happen
Non-believing
No one knew what was going to happen

We sat in school listening to the teachers talk
Learning
It was something so common we knew it
Debating
We wondered why the clouds were all green

Then we saw something touch down on the ground
Terrifying
We didn't know what it was and they screamed for cover
Destroying
We heard the sounds as it bent the metal of the chairs we once sat in

My teacher went on top of me to keep me safe
Protecting
She was on top of I and three others
Hurting
She was the one to take all the hits of debris

The wind was loud and sharp and I couldn't hear myself think
Breathing
It ended as quickly as it started
Emerging
We climbed out of the rubble to gaze around

I saw nothing... shock filling our bodies
Devastating
I heard the cries of many and the silence of others
Responding
My mother came running to me with eyes wet and arms wide

My teacher was hurt but saved I and our class room gone
Recovering
She was a hero to us four students
Re-building
We learn ten are gone but not forgotten

We are survivors
Surviving
We are here still
Living
And we will keep on going