time for the next great flood

people used to be happier.

I really believe that.
maybe it's romanticizing the past

as most elderly people do,
but it just feels

different now.
the world is a chaotic mess.

I see no one on the porch
with a glass

of tea,
reading, or talking quietly
with a loved

one.

there is no peace.
just anger, confusion, violence

and grief. let the rains fall,
hard and fast.