shards.

i know i have no right to question God's actions and his judgements. He is the Almighty and He has a reason for all that he does. yet, when i read about the tsunami that hit java two days ago, i can help but ask - why? i really don't understand it. it's always the poorest, most innocent people that have to endure war, strife, loss and pain. two years ago, the tsunami hit a number of countries, destroying everything that the people lived for. they had to build up their lives again from the sodden earth on which all once stood. before that, bombings, riots and all sorts of problems hit these people one by one. each time, just when they seem like they have finally reached the surface and are able to breathe again, they are sucked back into the swirl of despair, despondency and utmost helplessness. i know that there are many scientific reasons for all that happens - it has to do with the earth, the sea, the sky; and almost anything that can be blamed, is blamed. i am not blaming God for anything that has happened, let me just emphasise on that. i love Him and im sorry if i have offended anyone by this. i just don't understand why.

her reflection stares woefully
catching her tears in the silver lake
as she slowly picks herself off the floor.
with gentle fragility
she fuses them together
willing them to hold.

the picture, seemingly completed yet
not quite so.

there will be a rainbow at the end of the flood. all i can do each night is pray that God bless the whole world and keep it safe in his arms.