Fresh Water
Fresh water is a rare resource in this great orb of blue
but needed for survival by the folk like me and you
We use it in some foolish ways as though we never see
that it can end by over use which leaves us water free
We use it to flush all our wastes and cultivate our crop
we wash our autos, fight our fires, and watch the levels drop
we fight each other for enough to do just what we need
not caring if there's nothing left for others, due to greed
We don't collect the water when it falls out of the sky
we need to catch it for the days when everything is dry
we should store up the water which would run into the sea
with little treatment it is good to use for brewing tea
We bathe in water from the tap that we could even drink
we give it to our household plants and never even think
that they could use some water not quite good enough for us
and water that's not potable is better for a flush
A small change in our piping may be all we really need
to get a less fresh water there for watering our seed
eventually we'll thank the Company who sets it up
because we'll have fresh water still for filling up our cup
Copyright © Andrew Totten | Year Posted 2010
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