Forget the water
That’s needed to grow
Watch the leaves wither
And die so slow
Pour too much on
And watch as it drowns
The same way that hurricanes
Wipe out whole towns
Too close to the sea
Or too close to me
The one who can’t tell
How much water is needed
I’ll count on the rain
To know what to do
You won’t mind the wait
For water, will you?
A Life in Poems 