This storm carries blood Heavy, tropical drops Of swept away farms Pigs and chickens The neighbor’s dog Not to mention the Damage This storm This gentle pattering Against my window Easy rivers …
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This storm carries blood
Heavy, tropical drops
Of swept away farms
Pigs and chickens
The neighbor’s dog
Not to mention the
Damage
This storm
This gentle pattering
Against my window
Easy rivers
Washing the streets
Of the city
This wind was a bit
Too strong
I closed the window
This wind carried sirens
Evacuations
This wind carried houses
Trailers and vehicles
Anything that could float
This wind carried the ocean
The ocean carried the buildings
The buildings carried the dreams
And here it is
Lightly touching my windowpane
Whispering of washed away potential
This is a light rain
In queens
But the droplets are pregnant
Swollen bellies
Filled with stories
That didn’t end well
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