You went to the dome,
And that was your home,
Why would you go there in the first place?
You thought it was safe
This temporary shelter
Except your home is not there
It is the house that is near
To mine.
Then you went to Texas
You didn’t know what was going on
But a friend saw you on the news
At that point you were still moving on.
After our family friend called “hey, I saw Ben”
My mom decided that you were still on
Earth and we were going to see you again.
You arrived at the Lafayette house like nothing was wrong
And my mom cried because she hadn’t seen you in so long.
You continued to act like you had back home,
Eating oatmeal, chocolate and sweet potatoes on time
You didn’t realize the stress that your presence had caused us to overcome.
Katrina didn’t stop Ben,
And his guardian angel didn’t lead him to the end.
Claire, age 17