Another disaster
Another shock
News that rocked the world
A human disaster
Beyond compare
Not a natural phenomenon
Couldn’t be anticipated
By anyone
By anyone who crossed
Crossed the bridge
And plummeted
Plummeted to their demise
This should not happen
In a modern society
Such needless loss of life
Such massive destruction
An angry reaction
From the authorities
But at this time
Not a time for recrimination
But a time for reflection
For those who lost their life
On the bridge
That collapsed in Genoa.