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Angry Waters

Heather Rodwell

It bubbles, it flows, it’s seering down to the valley below
Do you hear it, can you see it, is it coming, do you know?
It will spin, it will turn, it will keep making a path.
Is it cold, is it warm, is it hotter than a bath?
Are there sparkles, is there foam, can it carbonate your blood?
It flows faster, getting denser, it might just create a flood.
Are you scared, should we scream, should we run before it’s here?
We should stop, we should breathe, we’re being encompassed by fear.

I can hear it, I can see it, it is coming, yes I know.
It’s time to scream, it’s time to run, it is flooding, we should go!
We’re too late, it’s too quick, I’m being swept off my feet.
You’ve escaped, you are safe, can you help? Please grab my feet!
Nevermind, you’ll slip and fall, but I think I’m going to die.
Do not worry, do not help, but I’ll understand it if you cry.