flood warning

a flood warning
comes over the airwaves.
the water will rise.
the stream will overflow.
beware, be alert,
stay inside.
you look out the window
and see the trees bend
in the blue
darkness of day.
you hear it come.
a fat rain. a full blow
of wind. it's nothing.
you've been through so
much, this is a minor
thing compared to the last
year of your life.
you will survive.
let it rain, let it pour.
let the water rise.