As the heat dries, my body cries
Water, water, it screams
Burning with fever, why water itself seems like a fever dream.
As the heat dies, I feel so thankful for my life,
With a tap that runs clean, with a fridge that holds ice within,
Like a queen of old, I call myself wanting-
But moments like remind me I am rich-
At least, I can drink and quench my thirst,
In this heat,
I have shelter,
And so I ask within me,
Can’t I do something? Write a verse, perhaps?
In between my rest?
To remind people- we are rich, if we are here,
And we can uplift others whom we go near,
Maybe we can’t help all,
After all no man is an island or so I was told,
But if we all tried to give back to the one Mother-
the land that feeds us,
and took care of those children whom she can’t seem to help,
Perhaps…we would gain a friend or two
As long as are safe about this too-
And then someone at Finding Sanity would have a girl-pal to water her tiny trees,
You would have someone who would love to babysit your dog- even if it’s paid for,
And we would talk more, read more, laugh more.
Life would not be romanticized anymore,
It would be romantic.
Just like poetry.
But what do I know?
Burning with fever, red like volcanic rock, it’s time for me to get off the screen,
And hydrate,
As they say, sometimes a hint is enough,
Especially for those with ears intending to listen.
Author’s Note: I love confessional poetry…and yes, I love water stations where in this heat, everyone has access to water. Sure, there are some crunchy issues with said water, but at least we aren’t thirsty.
I got the flu…recovered and was burnt out…and then caught something again, which is why I have been MIA and will be sporadic depending on my bandwith…so thanks for sticking around until I learn content stockpiling.
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(Phew! Why are my author notes so long?)
