Water flowing down the sidewalk
like in a creek bed
ripples and currents flow
into the parking lot
and out on the street
pile up around the tires
into the floor boards
now it is floating a car
and pushes it past shops
and houses
trying to drive on the water
as it deepens and you sink
the only thing left to do
is climb out the window
into the rain drenched night
onto the roof exposed to lightening
impossible to hold on for long
you let go and swim
while I am safe in my bed
watching the lightening strikes
for over an hour not thinking
of your dilemma
or how you became a casualty
of the flood
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