Flood Water Moves Along

Overflow of water down the street Flooding the earth down below The road cannot carry any more It’s now far above my knees Splash, the dogs play within Causing horrible ripples around Gathering a bucket full of water The weight is over the limit Crash, the pail falls back to the stream Leaving the trail of dirt To go swiftly past the dog Unwanted is the river moving Placing burden on people Who collectively want it dry Forever it seems it’ll flood And tiring is the gathering Transporting of the dirty water Sighing the crowd gives up Allowing the water push Deep within their homes In heartache and dying pain Russell Sivey