Short Dehydration Poems

cough and fever form
holiday is spent in bed
 cancelled family time

chicken noodle soup
stopping dehydration now
spoon to mouth feeding...

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I AM THE DESERT
WAITING FOR RAIN
I THIRST FOR YOU
IT'S DRY AND HARSH
THIS SEASON OF LONGING
HOLDING BACK TEARS
FOR LACK OF MOISTURE
THE AIR IS ARID
STINGS MY FACE
THIS PASSION IS UNQUENCHED
DYING FROM DEHYDRATION.


2000...

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A quest for knowledge
To be obtained at this college
Whatever will I learn today?
Computer Fundamentals class on the way.

Also set up in the que
Oh, tomorrow is this paper due?
Psychology of Motivation
Study, study, study, water's close, no dehydration...

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Waiting to be
Blinded by
Snowflakes of
Beauty falling
From the sky.
Eyes squinting,
Mouth opened
Wide just
For droplets of
Frozen water to
Touch the sensitive
Muscles of my 
Tongue. Dying 
From dehydration
With only the 
Intent of
Catching a
Beautiful
Snowflake
On my tongue...

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The devil tap dances on the edge of your desperation
Your fate upon on a spinning coin of revelation
Faith nourishes as some lead without hesitation
Fear and greed lead to many a soul’s dehydration
God intervenes, protects His children – Salvation





Author’s note:  Stephen King’s The Stand...

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sky is blue
sea is green
they are colourless
tea is green 
coffee is brown
i drink in the morning
wine is red
beer is gold
i drink in the evening
dehydration is lack of water
when it is morning here
it is evening on the other
side earth circles 
around the sun
they say

sep 16 2016
4.16 am...

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Put down that coke
Write a check to help the hungry
Put down that coke
Death takes lives this is not a joke
Mother gives all,  their agony
Grief doesn't wash, apathy
Put down that coke!

Contest: Dr. Mehta Ram, Rondolet

So many people don't have food to eat nor water to drink; be thankful for what you do have.......

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The thirst had me intrigued 
For she was the only substance that could quench my affliction 
Scorching days had me weary 
The sun smacked me into submission
I am yours Aquafina !
I arrived to her cool and frigid waters 
Temporarily, I was healed
My lower half was comfortable,
While my torso battled the sun's rays 
Shallow waters, with no deep end 
The dehydration worsened........

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In a dry place on a hot day
Each step carefully made
From his task, he does not stray
A vigilant soldier makes his way

Deliberately moving onward
While morning turns to mid-day
A scorching sun, a cloudless sky 
Gives no shadow, hell’s heat is amplified

Thirst, dehydration, exhaustion 
Accompany him - tenacity fuels him
Defying sun, heat, and wind, continuing still 
A desert soldier makes his way...

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\\ //
Life-sapped,
in late afternoon heat,
felt and dried straw-tongue
emancipates from dehydration
slurping on the creamy smooth
Plush richness of fuchsia dome
Lush in blushing strawberries
Elevated hydration soothes
Added coolness so sweet
Served in a crispy dish
Upon the taste buds
Races life anew
Exquisite vice
Stimulating
Ice cream
!!!!!

6/29/2022...

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Some jerk heading to Burning Man
Just hit my truck
In a very lady like tone
I hollered,"What the F--k!"

He offered some lame
Excuse for his lack of skill
I told him to wait until he was out there
To do drugs and pop his pills

Swapped info
California is where he resides
Should have taken all his water
Dehydration, too, can come in tides

I know all the officers
From Pyramid Lake
They let me handle it
Sh-t I don't take...

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To hover within
The atmosphere
With no end in sight

Searching for shelter to
Silence my own caterwauling
Echoes that frighten me 

Immortality
Granted without my consent
For seeking eternal love

My flesh scattered
By savages of greed
Only to thirst for more

Yet, my heart
Has no scent
And sits untouched

I replenish
A world of thirsty mortals
With my salted tears

Only to see them
Vomit my memories
One by one...

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When I see kitchen I see sorrow
it is in this chamber where daily
my appetite is cremated and ashes
systematically placed in dishes
and damped in family dining table
dining table of misery and gloom
Yet each week I am asked by chef
to purchase more items to enhance
and seal my unhappiness
Cooking and serving without care
each day I fear starvation
I fear dehydration in this place
as I continue to feed on ashes
of cremated appetite....

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I had a dream of a lace dress worn by sculpted ice, although in modest form were the expressions she portrayed.
 Dripping wet upon melting those crystal brook tears denting her diminishing cheeks. 
It was the dehydration that betrayed us. 
To breathe life forever more I must drink her. 
Among all thy plagues and epidemic destructions one world could endure, those rolling drops of potent poison were apocalyptic. 
I drank thy curse, an error of mortal design.

 -Mitch...

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Hallway wall
Surreal art shouts;
Images startle


Steadfast drought,
Browning the greens;
Rain on hiatus


Dryness spreads
Drought loiters well;
Dreary comfort


Dry spells,
Dry feel;
Dehydration


Words fail,
Music stops;
Collateral damage


Fine writes,
Show-and-Tell;
Bizarre burping


Wise words,
Vain dreams;
Cacophony


Listen...
Wind calls;
Post mortem


No escape
From more words;
Mood swing detour


Leon Enriquez
19 Mar 2014
Singapore...

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