Flooding In God's Own Country

Red alert! Anxiety level rises. Dam shutters open. Water wanders among the concrete buildings, seeking the buried backwaters, lakes, ponds, fields… A member of the land mafia marks himself as safe on Facebook. Poor people are always unsafe. They were poverty-stricken during the steady rains. Now they are panic-stricken. Rocks fly down from the mountains. River climbs up the bank. Cries steep in the gush. Bloated men, cattle, dogs and chickens float. Horrible visitors take terrible pictures. Fear fluctuates as blood pressure. Poetry Nook Weekly Contest Winner