condensation condescension

[ellyssian]

condensation condescension
by Everett A Warren

June 3, 2006

an endless ritual
where once they danced to make the waters flow
now they stomp and moan
to make them go

so wise to stop the rains
stop the flow of life
cut our throats
and rob us blind

strip the earth bare
so the waters flow
pave the world
and wonder why she floods

we cry at signs of precipitation
nothing less than
condensation
condescension

wiser souls cry out
we can control the weather
lessons learned so many years ago
still fail to teach humility

predictions fail
levees fail
and still the rains fall
but we will try again

whatever doesn't kill us
will get its chance again
as we confuse blind luck
with a learning curve

we cry at signs of precipitation
nothing less than
condensation
condescension

the air is heavy with the promise of rain
and i wait for her touch...
for the drops to dance
sliding down leaf and limb

alive with flow
the tides sing upon the shore
dry like the sand crumbling
until the waters rise once more

Copyright (c) 2006 Everett Ambrose Warren

Comments

[wisedonkey.livejournal.com]

To sum it up, "Stop messing around trying to control where the water goes and start working with it."

[ellyssian.livejournal.com]

Yep. And, on that note, looks like we're starting to get some rain here...