Short Levies Poems

They say "This too shall pass"
it helps me to stay sane
right now we need the sunshine
but all we've got is rain

An all encompassing virus
earthquakes everywhere
storms are crumbling levies
our world is full of fear

Recovery's what we hope for
many things have changed
I’m planning for the future
though my life’s been rearranged...

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Unbearable heat; 
My hormones mix with your sweat 
mingling as one; 

Earnest thunder roars; 
Hail beats along with our hearts, 
passionate measure;

Ravaged by lightning
flushed sky blends with flashing eyes;
Particles charge up;

Torrential water; 
Overwhelming flash flooding 
destroys our levies;

Breathing never forgotten,
caught in wild summer rainstorms....

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As the rain falls day after day
The levies start to break away
The roads are flooded everywhere
No way to get from here to there
The skies open and cry again
As the rising waters box us in
Sometimes the pain of old man winter
Hurts just like a festering splinter
But that’s ok we have seen it all before
As once again the skies start to pour
Just when you think its over you should know
The true flood comes with the melting snow...

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Bigotry's ubiquitous,
its roots entangled in time.
And when intolerance grows,
anxieties tend to climb.

Using angry, hurtful rants,
racists verbalize their fears.
And sneer as innocence cries,
unmoved by the flow of tears.

Strong minds recruit weaker minds,
offering friendship as bait.
For partial truths target youth,
while preaching doctrines of hate.

Bullies often become trapped
in a web of pain and vice.
And a lifetime of hatred
levies a terrible price....

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