Here is another one
for no reason at all
except
to do something
It was a cold winter day
There wasn’t a star in the sky
and the rain was heavy.
The water ran down the street along the sidewalks,
like a little stream
a little creek
right outside my door.
The people were all staying in
Staying warm
I was feeling restless
So I grabbed my jacket
and watched the stream for awhile
I saw twigs-
Leaves
Trash
So much trash,
float down the street
and into the sewers.
I remember loving to float things down rivers to my little brother
To let a leaf go
and run along the bank
trying to keep up
as we imagined the leaf was a boat
sailing the rough seas
and when the leaf would sink
under the current
So would our hearts
So would our hopes
but how quick the child can forget
and try again.
As I watch the trash float down into the sewers
I do not feel the joy I had as a child
I do not feel like running around
watching it float downstream
as it goes down the sewer drain
I feel sick
-C.H.
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