Water Woes

 

 

Out of water again

The pipe is not running,

At least I can catch up to it

Even if I’m limping.

 

It’s becoming rare

To last an entire week,

Maybe I put my mouth on it

When like this I speak.

 

Scarcely a warning

Like water running slow,

One moment there was water

And the next a no show.

 

Summer is coming

And water is crucial,

Here’s wishing for a water tank

That is always full.

 

 

It is kind of expensive

To set up a tank, though,

If you are a pensioner like me

I am sure you know.

 

Yes, I need a tank

Given these water woes

But how I am going to get one,

Only God knows.

 

The tank, the pump

And the concrete platform,

Please tell me can I claim it

On my income tax form?

 

 

I really hope I can

Just like the solar system,

I really hope I can get somebody

To stop and listen.

 

To listen to my plight

And my weekly water woes

And how just sudden like that

The water goes.

 

The days are getting hot

And I like to cool down

But I cannot get a good shower

When no water is around.

 

 

Hear my plight BWA

And hearken to my cry,

If it be your will, please send me

A reliable water-supply.

 

Stewart Russell © June 25, 2025