“The interstate suffered catastrophic infrastructure damage during Hurricane Helene, when a five-mile stretch of eastbound lanes completely crumbled and washed into the Pigeon River near the North Carolina–Tennessee state line.”


Mountain Pass

While workers rebuild
a highway left in ruin
when nature’s fury spilt
wild wind and heavy rains,
stones are pushed
by powerful machines,
clearing the way
for new construction.

Once a hurricane
made its way
across a mountain range,
erasing what man spent
decades building.

Now cars, trucks, creep
while frustration mounts:
for vacationers anxious
to check-in and unwind,
for goods waiting to be stocked,
for people just wanting
to get on with their day.

I wonder,
once it’s all renewed
what is to stop it all
from happening
again?




Poetry by Melinda K Zarate The PoetBay support member heart!
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Written on 2026-06-13 at 01:52

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